overpoise

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌoʊvɚˈpɔɪz/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈpɔɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to outweigh or counterbalance; a preponderance of weight

The heavier cargo began to overpoise the small boat dangerously.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to outweigh or... outweigh overbalance counterbalance preponderate

Opposites

balance

Word family

Related forms poise counterpoise

Etymology

From over- ('beyond, in excess') plus poise, from Old French pois ('weight'), from Latin pensum ('something weighed'), from pendere ('to weigh, hang'). Now rare, meaning to outweigh.

pendere Latin

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# overpoise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈpɔɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈpɔɪz/

## Meanings
1. to outweigh or counterbalance; a preponderance of weight

## Examples
- The heavier cargo began to overpoise the small boat dangerously.

## Synonyms
- outweigh
- overbalance
- counterbalance
- preponderate

## Antonyms
- balance

## Related Forms
- poise
- counterpoise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pendere

## Etymology
From over- ('beyond, in excess') plus poise, from Old French pois ('weight'), from Latin pensum ('something weighed'), from pendere ('to weigh, hang'). Now rare, meaning to outweigh.

## AI Etymology
Overpoise is from over- ('beyond, in excess') plus poise, from Old French pois ('weight'), from Latin pensum ('something weighed'), from pendere ('to weigh, hang'). Now rare, meaning to outweigh. Important recorded forms include pendere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to outweigh or counterbalance; a preponderance of weight. The wider family includes related words such as poise and counterpoise.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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