equiponderate

[ ee-kwuh-pon-duh-reyt, ek-wuh- ]

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verb (used with object),e·qui·pon·der·at·ed, e·qui·pon·der·at·ing.

to equal or offset in weight, force, importance, etc.; counterbalance.

Origin of equiponderate

1635–45; <Medieval Latin aequiponderātus, past participle of aequiponderāre.See equi-, ponder, -ate¹

Other words from equiponderate

e·qui·pon·der·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for equiponderate

equiponderate

/ (ˌiːkwɪˈpɒndəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to equal or balance in weight, power, force, etc; offset; counterbalance

Origin of equiponderate

C17: from Medieval Latin aequiponderāre, from Latin equi- + ponderāre to weigh

Derived forms of equiponderate

equiponderance or equiponderancy, noun
equiponderant, adjective

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