Countervailing - definition of countervailing by The Free Dictionary To act against an often detrimental influence or power [Middle English countrevaillen, from Old French contrevaloir, contrevail- : contre-, counter- + valoir, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots) ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
countervailing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary countervailing (comparative more countervailing, superlative most countervailing) For every attribute that encourages diversity and decentralization on the Web, there is a countervailing push toward homogeneity and concentration We need countervailing action soon