transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈvāl ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English countrevailen, from Anglo-French cuntrevaloir, from cuntre- counter- + valoir to be worth, from Latin valēre — more at wield
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to compensate for
2. archaic : equal , match
3. : to exert force against : counteract
intransitive verb
: to exert force against an opposing and often bad or harmful force or influence