OUTBALANCE

preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance

(verb) weigh more heavily; “these considerations outweigh our wishes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outbalance (third-person singular simple present outbalances, present participle outbalancing, simple past and past participle outbalanced)

To have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh.

Anagrams

• balance out, uncoatable

Source: Wiktionary


Out*bal"ance, v. t.

Definition: To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect. Let dull Ajax bear away my right When all his days outbalance this one night. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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