Synonyms

outbalance

American

[out-bal-uhns] / ˌaʊtˈbæl əns /

verb (used with object)

outbalanced, outbalancing

to outweigh.

outbalance British

/ ˌaʊtˈbæləns /

verb

another word for outweigh

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Etymology

Origin of outbalance

First recorded in 1635–45; out- + balance

Example Sentences

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The lines must have been intended to run thus— 'T is not his conquests keep his name in fashion But Actium lost; for Cleopatra's eyes Outbalance all the Cæsar's victories.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

Outbalance, owt-bal′ans, v.t. to exceed in weight or effect: to outweigh.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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