- equiponderate
- equi·pon·der·ate
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equiponderate
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Equiponderate — E qui*pon der*ate, v. i. [Equi + L. ponderare to weigh. See {Ponderate}.] To be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing. Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equiponderate — E qui*pon der*ate, v. t. To make equal in weight; to counterbalance. More than equiponderated the declension in that direction. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equiponderate — index counteract, countervail, outbalance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
equiponderate — [ē΄kwipän′dər āt΄] vt. equiponderated, equiponderating [< pp. of ML aequiponderare: see EQUIPONDERANT] 1. to counterbalance 2. to make evenly balanced … English World dictionary
equiponderate — verb To counterbalance. When the two arms of a lever and the power are given, to find the weight that will equiponderate … Wiktionary
equiponderate — I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrāt verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Medieval Latin aequiponderatus, past participle of aequiponderare, from Latin aequi equi + ponderare to weigh more at ponder intransitive verb … Useful english dictionary
equiponderate — equiponderation, n. /ee kweuh pon deuh rayt , ek weuh /, v.t., equiponderated, equiponderating. to equal or offset in weight, force, importance, etc.; counterbalance. [1635 45; < ML aequiponderatus, ptp. of aequiponderare. See EQUI , PONDER,… … Universalium
equiponderate — v. equal or offset in weight; counterbalance … English contemporary dictionary
equiponderate — /ˌikwiˈpɒndəreɪt/ (say .eekwee ponduhrayt), /ˌɛ / (say .e ) verb (t) (equiponderated, equiponderating) to equal or offset in weight, force, importance, etc.; counterbalance. {Medieval Latin aequiponderātus, past participle of aequiponderāre, from …
equiponderate — v.t. be equal in power, force, importance etc.; counterbalance. ♦ equiponderance, n. ♦ equiponderant, a … Dictionary of difficult words
