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countervail

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  1. compensate            
 
coun.ter.vail \.kau.nt-*r-'va-(*)l\ vb [ME countrevailen, fr. MF 
   contrevaloir, fr. contre- counter-]+ valoir to be worth, fr. L vale-re - 
   more at WIELD 1: to compensate for  archaic  2: EQUAL, MATCH  3: to exert 
   force against : COUNTERACT  : to exert force against an opposing side