Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
OUTWEIGH
outweigh
(verb) be heavier than
preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
(verb) weigh more heavily; “these considerations outweigh our wishes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
outweigh (third-person singular simple present outweighs, present participle outweighing, simple past and past participle outweighed)
(transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
Anagrams
• weigh out
Source: Wiktionary
Out*weigh", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in weight or value.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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