Countervail

  • 101repulse — I verb beat back, beat off, chase, check, counteract, countervail, defeat, dispel, drive away, drive back, eschew, fend off, frustrate, gainsay, grapple with, hinder, impede, keep at bay, make a stand, obstruct, oppose, oppugn, overthrow,… …

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  • 102run counter to — index antagonize, collide (clash), conflict, confront (oppose), contradict, contravene, counte …

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  • 103thwart — I verb avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt,… …

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  • 104undermine — index check (restrain), corrupt, countervail, debilitate, disable, disarm (divest of arms), discommode …

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  • 105weaken — index adulterate, alleviate, attenuate, countervail, damage, debase, debilitate, denature, deplete …

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  • 106weigh against — index countervail Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 107withstand — I verb block, breast, challenge, check, confront, contravene, cope with, counteract, countercheck, countervail, defy, endure, face, face danger, face up to, fight, foil, hamper, hinder, hold out, impede, inhibit, interrupt, last, obsistere,… …

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  • 108work against — index antagonize, collide (clash), counter, counteract, countervail, fight (counteract), hinder …

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  • 109Esther 7 — 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall …

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  • 110accommodate — Synonyms and related words: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, accustom, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, advance, afford, agree with, alter, ameliorate, arrange, arrange matters, assimilate, assimilate to, attune,… …

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