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Synonyms for countervail

Grammar : Verb
Spell : koun-ter-veyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkaʊn tərˈveɪl

Définition of countervail

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to be worth as much as," also "to prevail against," from Anglo-French countrevaloir, Old French contrevaloir "to be effective against, be comparable to," from Latin phrase contra valere "to be worth against" (see contra- and valiant). Related: Countervailing.
  • verb offset
Example sentences :
  • In the case of Dryden there is nothing to countervail this presumption.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • You had, besides, on Virginia, sacred claims which nothing could countervail.
  • Extract from : « Paul and Virginia » by Bernardin de Saint Pierre
  • If I thought of it at all, it was as the agent of a necessity which I could not countervail.
  • Extract from : « Confession » by W. Gilmore Simms
  • There are armed men enow to countervail all your efforts at escape.
  • Extract from : « The Monastery » by Sir Walter Scott
  • No time was to be lost, and measures were immediately taken to countervail these designs.
  • Extract from : « Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) » by John Roby
  • Her object being to countervail the design of her husband, she instantly commences a system of manoeuvring to carry her point.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Very many and very strong arms stood behind the prince ready to cooperate with him and countervail any resistance.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • This Warner, this—in short, the lesser magician hath been aided and cockered to countervail the greater, as I forewarned.
  • Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • One question is, can I countervail the burden I shall be, by such help to you as I can afford?
  • Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Unbelief will rather look at the enemy's efforts to countervail than at God's power to accomplish.
  • Extract from : « Notes on the book of Exodus » by C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh

Antonyms for countervail

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