Associations to the word «Countervail»
Wiktionary
COUNTERVAIL, verb. (obsolete) To have the same value as.
COUNTERVAIL, verb. To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
COUNTERVAIL, verb. To compensate for.
Dictionary definition
COUNTERVAIL, verb. Compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals".
COUNTERVAIL, verb. Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.