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| e·qui·pon·der·ate [ kwə póndə ràyt, èkwə póndə ràyt ] (past and past participle e·qui·pon·der·at·ed, present participle e·qui·pon·der·at·ing, 3rd person present singular e·qui·pon·der·ates) |
transitive verb |
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counterbalance: to equal the strength, power, or effect of something, creating a state of balance
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formal
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| [Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin aequiponderat-, past participle of aequiponderare (see equiponderant), or alteration of preponderate] |
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