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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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verb

To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

countervailing

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/KOWN-tur-VAY-ling/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

To have the same value as.

In a Sentence

“The new regulation countervails the harmful effects of the previous rule.”

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Origin

Mid‑16th century from French contrebalancer, literally “to balance against”.

Common Phrases

duty countervailingpower countervailingduties countervailingforces countervailingforce countervailingmeasures countervailingcountervailing anycountervailing strong
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Synonyms

offsettingcompensatorycounteractivecompensative

Antonyms

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Related Words

balancingoffsetset-offinverse

Poetry examples for “countervailing”

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