To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
[Middle English countrevaillen, from Old French contrevaloir, contrevail- : contre-, counter- + valoir, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]
countervail
(ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl; ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl)
vb
1. (when: intr, usually foll by against) to act or act against with equal power or force
2. (tr) to make up for; compensate; offset
[C14: from Old French contrevaloir, from Latin contrā valēre, from contrā against + valēre to be strong]
coun•ter•vail
(ˌkaʊn tərˈveɪl)
v.t.
1. to act against with equal power or effect; counteract.
2. to furnish an equivalent of or a compensation for; offset.
3. Archaic. to equal.
v.i.
4. to be of equal force in opposition; avail.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French countrevail-, tonic s. (subjunctive) of countrevaloir to equal, be comparable to < Latin phrase contrā valēre to be of worth against (someone or something). See counter-, -valent]
countervail
Past participle: countervailed Gerund: countervailing
balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
2.
countervail - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
Team Bianchi Countervail Phl sets out for another victory as it vies in the UCI-sanctioned Sandugo International Mountain Bike Challenge 2018 firing off today at the Eastridge Sandugo Trail in Binangonan, Rizal.
Congress on the state of manufacturing in the United States, Alexander Hamilton accused Great Britain of subsidizing the exportation of certain products and proposed to impose special duties on those products to countervail the British subsidies.
