overpoise

overpoise
̘. ̈n.ˈəuvəpɔɪz
1. сущ. перевес His judgment was an overpoise to his imagination. ≈ Его здравый смысл перевешивал его воображение. Syn : preponderance, advantage
2. гл. перевешивать тж. перен. The joys of matrimony may be overpoised by its cares. ≈ Забот в браке должно быть больше, чем радостей. перевес перевешивать overpoise перевес ~ перевешивать

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  • Overpoise — O ver*poise , v. t. To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overpoise — O ver*poise , n. Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overpoise — index outweigh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overpoise — v. a. Overbalance, outweigh …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • overpoise — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + obsolete English poise to weigh, from Middle English poisen more at poise archaic : outweigh …   Useful english dictionary

  • Counteraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Counteraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 counteraction counteraction opposition Sgm: N 1 contrariety contrariety &c. 14 Sgm: N 1 antagonism antagonism polarity Sgm: N 1 clashing clashing &c. >V …   English dictionary for students

  • outweigh — I verb be of greater significance, beat, better, come first, dominate, eclipse, exceed, exceed in importance, exceed in value, excel, get ahead of, go beyond, outbalance, outdo, outrank, outrival, overbalance, overpoise, overpower, overshadow,… …   Law dictionary

  • outweigh — Synonyms and related words: atone for, balance, best, better, cap, compensate for, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, exceed, excel, go one better, improve on, make up, make up for, offset, outbalance, outpoise, overbalance, overbear,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • overweight — Synonyms and related words: adipose, avoirdupois, bear hard upon, beef, beefiness, beefy, big bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, burden, burly, burthen, buxom, charge, choke, chubby, chunky, congest, congestion, corpulent, cram, crowd,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • outbalance — v. a. Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise, outweigh …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • outweigh — v. a. Overbalance, overpoise, overweigh …   New dictionary of synonyms


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