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Word: Countervail
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘be equivalent to in value’): from Anglo-Norman French contrevaloir, from Latin contra valere ‘be of worth against’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force
Short Definition:offset effect of something by countering it with something of equal force
Examples:- stereotypes are countervailed by more realistic assessments
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