availl (aval)

[ The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth Jas. v. 16. much. 2. To have force or efficacy; serve for a purpose; give aid toward an end: as, his cries availed to bring relief. : The thing to be taught has availed to obscure or even to annihilate for their eyes every anxiety as to the mode of teaching. De Quincey , Style, i. Words worth, French Revolution. [Archaic in both uses.] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary IMG:content-1435.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1436.png:[blocks in formation] II. trans. 1. To be for the advantage of; a ist or profit: as, what will skill avail us against numbers? Yet all this availeth me nothing. Esther v. 13. All the songs and newspapers and money-subscriptions and vituperations of such as do not think with us, will avail nothing against a fact. Emerson, West Indian Emancipation. "God save us!" cried the captain, "For naught can man avail . Whittier, The Mantle of St. John De Matha. 21. To promote; prosper; a ist: said of things. Meantime he voyaged to explore the will Of Jove on high Dodona's holy hill, What means might best his safe return avail . Pope . 3. To advantage; profit; give the benefit to: used reflexively, with of: as, he availed himself of the opportunity. [Often used colloquially in the United States without the pronoun.] Then shall they seek t' avail themselves of names, Places and titles. Milton , P. L., xii. 515. The theatre avails itself of the best talent of poet, of painter, and of amateur of taste, to make the ensemble of dramatic effect. Emerson, Misc., p. 396. To avail one's self byt, to avail one's self of. And my peculiar profit persuaded me, sometimes, to avail myself by their folly. Sanford. IMG:content-1437.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1438.png:[blocks in formation] aval2 (a-val'), n. [F., an indorsement, guaranty,