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counterbalance

[koun-ter-bal-uhns, koun-ter-bal-uhns]

noun

  1. a weight balancing another weight; an equal weight, power, or influence acting in opposition; counterpoise.



verb (used with or without object)

counterbalanced, counterbalancing 
  1. to act against or oppose with an equal weight, force, or influence; offset.

    Synonyms: , , ,

counterbalance

noun

  1. a weight or force that balances or offsets another

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as a counterbalance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • uncounterbalanced adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of counterbalance1

First recorded in 1570–80; counter- + balance
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But over four long days, which may well suffer weekend weather interruption, there will be sufficient snakes to counterbalance the very few ladders afforded by this ultra-demanding course.

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“But today, even some Democrats may want to counterbalance the direction that they see Sacramento taking, especially when it comes to cost-of-living issues and the price of gas.”

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Those sequences are clumsily counterbalanced by real-world grievances about how strangers treat a large Black man.

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There are moments of tender resplendence that are as piercing as the cruelty — compassion that counterbalances the inhumanities Elwood faces.

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"Our research suggests that the counterbalancing temperature and emission feedbacks should be considered to improve the accuracy of climate change predictions in the Arctic."

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