Countervail - definition of countervail by The Free Dictionary 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) ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
What does countervail mean? - Definitions. net Countervail generally means to offset the effect of something by countering it with something of equal force or value It can also mean to compensate or act against with equivalent power, force, or effect
countervail - Wiktionary, the free dictionary If [Wilfred] Owen preserves his youthful romanticism, or at least a shell of it, he uses it to countervail the horrifying scenes he describes, just as he poses his own youth against the age-old spectacle of men dying in pain and futility
COUNTERVAILING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Developing 'countervailing power' in the form of market power is a form of protection from this opportunism on the part of farmers To outweigh this combination of scientific theory and everyday usage, powerful countervailing considerations would be needed