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OUTBALANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outbalance mean? 

OUTBALANCE (verb)
  The verb OUTBALANCE has 1 sense:

1. weigh more heavilyplay

  Familiarity information: OUTBALANCE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OUTBALANCE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they outbalance  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it outbalances  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: outbalanced  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: outbalanced  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: outbalancing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Weigh more heavily

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

outbalance; outweigh; overbalance; preponderate

Context example:

these considerations outweigh our wishes

Hypernyms (to "outbalance" is one way to...):

dominate; predominate; prevail; reign; rule (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


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