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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Avail \A*vail"\, verb (used with an object) & i. See {Avale}, v. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Avail \A*vail"\, verb (used without an object) 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. ''What signs avail ?'' --Milton.
Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W. Scott.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Avail \A*vail"\, noun
1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail.
The avail of a deathbed repentance. --Jer. Taylor.
2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
The avails of their own industry. --Stoddard.
Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Avail \A*vail"\, verb (used with an object) [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 {Valiant}.]
1. 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.
O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton.
2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope.
{To avail one's self of}, to make use of; take advantage of.
Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. --Milton.
I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. --Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
avail
noun: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" [syn: {help}, {service}]
verb
1: use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"
2: be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
3: take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" [syn: {help}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "avail": abet, account, advance, advantage, aid, answer, applicability, appositeness, appropriateness, assist, bail out, be equal to, be handy, be of use, bear, bear a hand, befriend, behalf, behoof, benefit, benison, bestead, blessing, boon, break no bones, comfort, convenience, do, do good, do it, do no harm, do the trick, doctor, ease, favor, fill, fill the bill, fitness, fulfill, gain, get by, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give good returns, give help, go around, good, hack it, help, hold, interest, just do, lend a hand, lend one aid, make the grade, meet, meet requirements, pass, pass muster, pay, pay off, percentage, point, proffer aid, profit, protect, qualify, rally, reach, reclaim, redeem, relevance, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, satisfy, save, serve, serve the purpose, service, serviceability, set up, stand, stand up, stretch, succor, suffice, suitability, take in tow, take it, use, usefulness, value, welfare, well-being, work, work for, world of good, worth, yield a profit
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