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outweigh

[ out-wey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.:
The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
Synonyms: override, eclipse, overshadow, surpass
to exceed in weight:
The champion will probably outweigh his opponent.
to be too heavy or burdensome for:
Collapse may follow if the load outweighs its supports.

outweigh

/ ˌaʊtˈweɪ /

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + weigh ¹

Prevalence depends on context, and sometimes unique advantages outweigh the genetic costs.

They outnumber and may even outweigh all other forms of life.

Still, given the lethal nature of Ebola, many believe the potential benefits far outweigh the risk.

But the risks of eating clay outweigh the purported benefits.

Caulkins suggests that the current failures of prohibition are “overstated” and that the benefits may outweigh the costs.

If the reasons in favour of sobriety seem to him to outweigh the reasons in favour of drink, he will keep sober.

Nor did the safety of the state, which would outweigh all such considerations, require the step.

Nevertheless the comfort of an employer ought not to outweigh justice to an employee.

That money and the honor he could acquire must have been tempting to the waif, but it did not outweigh his human sympathy.

Still, he could not believe that her desire for revenge would outweigh all her maternal feelings.

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