Definitions
Use, benefit, or practical help.
Word origin
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).
Used in a sentence
“I availed myself of the opportunity.”
“It asserts that the museum has clear protocols for dealing with any form of discrimination or discontent, which it says [Tanya] Barson never availed herself of, […]”
“Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.”
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01“Use or benefit”5 letters
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