verb
Meaning 1
To have the same value or number as.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
countervail
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkaʊntəveɪl/
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CMU ARPABET: K AW1 N T ER0 V EY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To compensate for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: counteract, neutralize, counterbalance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cancel, offset, set off
Narrower terms: override
verb
Meaning 5
compensate for or counterbalance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- offset deposits and withdrawals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offset
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir (Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre (“to be strong against”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: уравновесявам (uravnovesjavam) — to counteract, counterbalance or neutralize
- Finnish: tasoittaa — to counteract, counterbalance or neutralize
- Bulgarian: компенсирам (kompensiram) — to compensate for
- Finnish: kompensoida — to compensate for
- Russian: компенсировать (kompensirovatʹ) — to compensate for