countervail

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir ( = Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre (“to be worth against”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkaʊntəveɪl/

Verb

countervail (third-person singular simple present countervails, present participle countervailing, simple past and past participle countervailed)

1. (obsolete) To have the same value as.
2. To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
3. To compensate for.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.38:

     I am one of those who thinke their fruit can no way countervaile this losse.

Translations

To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize

Bulgarian: уравновесявам (bg)

To compensate for

Bulgarian: компенсирам (bg)