counterweigh

[ koun-ter-wey ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to counterbalance; counterpoise.

counterweigh

/ ˌkaʊntəˈweɪ /

verb

1. another word for counterbalance

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterweigh¹

1400–50; late Middle English countreweyen; counter-, weigh ¹

Example Sentences

He so chastened his harshness with mercy, that he seemed to counterweigh the one with the other.

From Project Gutenberg

Will any assistance to memory, counterweigh the annihilation or benumbing of the instinct of pity?

From Project Gutenberg