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countervail::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | offset |
| Type of | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize |
countervail::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | counteract, counterbalance, neutralize |
| Type of | set off, cancel, offset |
| Has types | override |
Examples of countervail
countervail
He instead proposed that a third member be added to each county, to countervail the borough influence.
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To countervail these concerns, employers are incentivized by tax credits that can make inmates and ex-offenders a lower-cost source of labor.
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He became convinced that in order to countervail Austria's newly restored influence, Prussia would have to ally herself with other German states.
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- Offset: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"
- Counteract: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
- To have the same value as; To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize; To compensate for
- (Countervailing) Nuclear strategy, adopted under the Carter administration, which stressed counterforce targeting, greater flexibility in a protracted nuclear war, and survivable command and control centers to conduct such a war.
- Verb - 1. to make up for; compensate 2. to counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against 3. [archaic] to match or equal; to avail (against something)
