- Overpoise
- Overpoise O"ver*poise`, n. Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]
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Overpoise
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Overpoise — O ver*poise , v. t. To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overpoise — index outweigh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overpoise — v. a. Overbalance, outweigh … New dictionary of synonyms
overpoise — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + obsolete English poise to weigh, from Middle English poisen more at poise archaic : outweigh … Useful english dictionary
Counteraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Counteraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 counteraction counteraction opposition Sgm: N 1 contrariety contrariety &c. 14 Sgm: N 1 antagonism antagonism polarity Sgm: N 1 clashing clashing &c. >V … English dictionary for students
outweigh — I verb be of greater significance, beat, better, come first, dominate, eclipse, exceed, exceed in importance, exceed in value, excel, get ahead of, go beyond, outbalance, outdo, outrank, outrival, overbalance, overpoise, overpower, overshadow,… … Law dictionary
outweigh — Synonyms and related words: atone for, balance, best, better, cap, compensate for, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, exceed, excel, go one better, improve on, make up, make up for, offset, outbalance, outpoise, overbalance, overbear,… … Moby Thesaurus
overweight — Synonyms and related words: adipose, avoirdupois, bear hard upon, beef, beefiness, beefy, big bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, burden, burly, burthen, buxom, charge, choke, chubby, chunky, congest, congestion, corpulent, cram, crowd,… … Moby Thesaurus
outbalance — v. a. Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise, outweigh … New dictionary of synonyms
outweigh — v. a. Overbalance, overpoise, overweigh … New dictionary of synonyms
