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equiponderate

[ ee-kwuh-pon-duh-reyt, ek-wuh- ]
/ ˌi kwəˈpɒn dəˌreɪt, ˌɛk wə- /
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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.
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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

Words nearby equiponderate

équipe, equipment, equipoise, equipollent, equiponderance, equiponderate, equipotent, equipotential, equiprobabilism, equiprobable, equirotal
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Words related to equiponderate

amount to, break even, compare, comprise, correspond, match, reach, agree, approach, balance, coordinate, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, level, meet, parallel, rival, tally

British Dictionary definitions for equiponderate

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

Derived forms of equiponderate

equiponderance or equiponderancy, nounequiponderant, adjective

Word Origin for equiponderate

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