Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To counterbalance or cause to counterbalance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To weigh against; counterbalance; counterpoise.
- To have a counterbalancing effect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To weigh against; to counterbalance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To act as
counterbalance (against something). - verb transitive To
counterbalance ; to balance out.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The news from the company wasn't enough to counterweigh the overall bad market, as Wal-Mart shares fell 2.6%, or $1.32, to close at $50.40.
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That having been said, the idea has merits, although I would counterweigh it with a Hall of??? to offset the Hall of Shame.
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In page after relentless page he shows that the horrible confinement of these smart and resourceful creatures, and the endless attempt to fatten and pacify them with hormones, laxatives, antibiotics, and swirls of rendered pigs recycled into their own swill (and then to use other treatments to counterweigh the unintended consequences of the original ones), are far worse than we had suspected.
Political Animals 2002
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In page after relentless page he shows that the horrible confinement of these smart and resourceful creatures, and the endless attempt to fatten and pacify them with hormones, laxatives, antibiotics, and swirls of rendered pigs recycled into their own swill (and then to use other treatments to counterweigh the unintended consequences of the original ones), are far worse than we had suspected.
Political Animals 2002
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However, this recent movement did not have sufficient weight to counterweigh the rights of other children and their self-proclaimed parents.
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He so chastened his harshness with mercy, that he seemed to counterweigh the one with the other.
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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English Government be so enabled to avail themselves of this maritime superiority, as to counterweigh against the continental predominance of the French Emperor?
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 Lt-Col. Pinkney
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Remember, that started with protectionism in Europe basically to counterweigh ph our duties on Chinese products that created an opportunity for European manufacturers to jack up prices.
unknown title 2011
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This actually had helped to counterweigh not only the Greek worries but also the Goldman's case.
FXstreet.com XTB X-Trade Brokers 2010
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Chubais 'closest deputy, Leonid Gozman, was to become the vice chairman of the party to counterweigh liberal Belykh.
Robert Amsterdam 2008
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