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a·vail (ə-vāĺ)

[Middle English availen, a-, intensive pref. (from Latin ad-; see ad–), + Old French valoir, vail-, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal-).]

verb: a·vailed, a·vail·ing, a·vails. 

transitive verb 

To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.

intransitive verb 

To be of use, value, or advantage; serve: Halfway measures will no longer avail.

noun 

Use, benefit, or advantage: labored to no avail.

idioms

avail (oneself) of
To make use of.

derivatives

a·vaiĺing·ly
adverb