All 3 Uses of
countervail
in
Leaves of Grass
- There can be any number of supremes—one does not countervail another any more than one eyesight countervails another, or one life countervails another.
Chpt 23countervail = neutralize
- There can be any number of supremes—one does not countervail another any more than one eyesight countervails another, or one life countervails another.
Chpt 23 *countervails = neutralizes
- There can be any number of supremes—one does not countervail another any more than one eyesight countervails another, or one life countervails another.
Chpt 23
Definition:
to counterbalance, or oppose (the effects of something)--often in such a manner that the effects being opposed are neutralized (made ineffective)