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countervail

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˈkaʊntəveɪl/Part of speech verbSorted aceilnortuvStarts with CEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • It cannot counteruaile the exchange of joy / That one ſhort minute giues me in her ſight:
  • […] should I find thine ear closed and thy heart hardened, what hope for myself could countervail the despair for thee?
  • I am one of those who thinke their fruit can no way countervaile this losse.

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