Outpoise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To outweigh. archaic, transitive

    "if your parts of virtue, and your infirmities were caſt into a balance, I know the first would much out-poise the other"

Synonyms

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outweighoverweight

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"if your parts of virtue, and your infirmities were caſt into a balance, I know the first would much out-poise the other"

Etymology

From out- + poise.

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