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Countervail

/ˈkaʊntəveɪl/

To have the same value as.

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📖 Definitions of "Countervail"

verb

1
To have the same value as.
2
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
3
To compensate for.

🔄 Synonyms of "Countervail"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
offsetverb	Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
counteractverb	(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
counterbalanceverb	(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
neutralizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Countervail"

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Word	Definition
offsetverb	(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
counterbalanceverb	(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
counteractverb	(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
neutralizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
compensationnoun	The act or principle of compensating.
counterverb	To contradict, oppose.
redressive	Tending to redress.
compensatory	(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
relatingnoun	The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.
offsettingnoun	The use of one thing to offset another; the practice of compensating for or counterbalancing one thing or amount by another contrary thing or amount
deficiencynoun	(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
cvdnoun	Initialism of cardiovascular disease. [A disease involving the heart or blood vessels, i.e. arteries and veins, such as coronary heart disease.]
compensating	That compensates for something.
adequate	Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
equivalencenoun	(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
even	In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
amountnoun	The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
equal	The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
equivalateverb	(transitive) To equate, to consider or make equal or equivalent (to, with).
rivalnoun	A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.