Both Uses
countervail
in
Romeo and Juliet
(Edited)
- But come what sorrow can,
It cannot countervail the exchange of joy
That one short minute gives me in her sight.p. 116.2 * - But come what sorrow can,
It cannot countervail the exchange of joy
That one short minute gives me in her sight.p. 109.8 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(countervail) to counterbalance, or oppose (the effects of something)--often in such a manner that the effects being opposed are neutralized (made ineffective)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)