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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.
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