counterweigh
verb (used with or without object)
to counterbalance; counterpoise.
counterweighs
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present tense formof counterweigh (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If one slight column counterweighs The ocean, 'tis the Maker's law, Who deems obedience better praise Than sacrifice of erring awe.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
If one slight column counterweighs The ocean, 'tis the Maker's law, Who deems obedience better praise Than sacrifice of erring awe.
From Angel in the House by Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore
