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Meanings of countervail in English

Portuguese
neutralizar
Catalan
neutralitzar

Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.

        neutralizar
        Portuguese
        compensar
        Spanish
        contrarrestar

        Compensate for or counterbalance.

              compensar
              Usage of countervail in English
              1
              Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is unvaluable.
              Essays and Tales
              2
              You had, besides, on Virginia, sacred claims which nothing could countervail.
              Paul and Virginia
              3
              At present the two powers countervail and balance each other.
              Across the Zodiac / The Story of a Wrecked Record
              4
              Strong finances meant that bold expansionary policies were possible in 2009 to countervail the crisis.
              The South African
              5
              But whatever becomes of us, we are sure the adversary cannot countervail the King's damages.
              The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. / From 16...
              6
              No time was to be lost, and measures were immediately taken to countervail these designs.
              Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
              7
              And what mighty mischief will result to countervail the application of this rule of justice?
              Occasional Papers / Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and t...
              8
              What could they possibly get up to countervail it?
              Coningsby; Or, The New Generation
              9
              O Rogero, learn to know this Alcina, learn to understand her arts and to countervail them.
              Legends of Charlemagne
              10
              We believe that one man's ignorance should not countervail the just influence of another man's intelligence.
              Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
              11
              His easy superiority to multitudes of professional men could never quite countervail to him this imaginary defect.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 / A Mag...
              12
              Sir 6:15 Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable.
              Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible / Apocrypha
              13
              If I thought of it at all, it was as the agent of a necessity which I could not countervail.
              Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
              14
              One question is, can I countervail the burden I shall be, by such help to you as I can afford?
              Diana of the Crossways — Volume 3
              15
              Very many and very strong arms stood behind the prince ready to cooperate with him and countervail any resistance.-BehindPhilip II.
              The French Revolution - Volume 3
              16
              Her object being to countervail the design of her husband, she instantly commences a system of manoeuvring to carry her point.
              Female Scripture Biography, Volume I
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              Translations for countervail
              Countervail through the time