counterweigh

[ koun-ter-wey ]
/ ˌkaʊn tərˈweɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

to counterbalance; counterpoise.

Origin of counterweigh

1400–50; late Middle English countreweyen; see counter-, weigh1

Words nearby counterweigh

counterturn, countertype, countervail, countervailing duty, counterview, counterweigh, counterweight, counterword, counterwork, countess, counting chamber

Example sentences from the Web for counterweigh

  • Will any assistance to memory, counterweigh the annihilation or benumbing of the instinct of pity?

    Vivisection |Albert Leffingwell

  • He so chastened his harshness with mercy, that he seemed to counterweigh the one with the other.

    The Danish History, Books I-IX |Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

British Dictionary definitions for counterweigh

counterweigh
/ (ˌkaʊntəˈweɪ) /

verb

another word for counterbalance