To weigh down

To weigh down
Weigh Weigh, v. i. 1. To have weight; to be heavy. ``They only weigh the heavier.'' --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. [1913 Webster]

Your vows to her and me . . . will even weigh. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

This objection ought to weigh with those whose reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

3. To bear heavily; to press hard. [1913 Webster]

Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To judge; to estimate. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Could not weigh of worthiness aright. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

{To weigh down}, to sink by its own weight. [1913 Webster]


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