EQUIPONDERATE

Etymology

Verb

equiponderate (third-person singular simple present equiponderates, present participle equiponderating, simple past and past participle equiponderated)

To counterbalance.

Source: Wiktionary


E`qui*pon"der*ate, v. i. Etym: [Equi- + L. ponderare to weigh. See Ponderate.]

Definition: To be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing. Bp. Wilkins.

E`qui*pon"der*ate, v. t.

Definition: To make equal in weight; to counterbalance. "More than equiponderated the declension in that direction." De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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