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COUNTERVAIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

Example:

This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues

Synonyms:

counteract; counterbalance; countervail; neutralize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "countervail" is one way to...):

cancel; offset; set off (make up for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "countervail"):

override (counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Compensate for or counterbalance

Example:

offset deposits and withdrawals

Synonyms:

countervail; offset

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "countervail" is one way to...):

balance; equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize (bring into balance or equilibrium)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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