| Avail (avail) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| A*vail" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Availed (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. &?] (L. ad) +
valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth.
See Va |
To turn to the advantage of;
to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not
avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
To promote; to assist.
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| Avail (avail) |
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| v. i. | |
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| A*vail" |
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To be of use or
advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy
sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail,
that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not
avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease.
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| Avail (avail) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| A*vail" |
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Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without
economy, is of little avail.
Proceeds; as, the avails of a
sale by auction.
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| Avail (avail) |
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| v. t. *** i. | |
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| A*vail" |
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