outweigh

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   weigh more heavily

   these considerations outweigh our wishes

2. 2
   verb

   To exceed in weight or mass.

   The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea.

3. 3
   verb

   To exceed in importance or value.

   The advantage […] was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it.

4. 4
   verb

   be heavier than

Etymology

From out- + weigh.