counterweigh

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counterweigh

/kaʊntəˈweɪ/ UK

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From counter- + weigh, under the influence Anglo-Norman contrepeser (“to counterpoise”).

verb counterweighs · counterweighing · counterweighed

intransitive To act as counterbalance (against something).
transitive To counterbalance; to balance out. Yet Francis's favour could not counterweigh the disastrous flaw in European Christian mission in Africa, its association with the Portuguese slave trade.

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@misc{counterweigh_2026,
  title = {counterweigh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/counterweigh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}