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outbalance en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English outbalance From out- + balance.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh.

Forms

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outbalancing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outbalanced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outbalanced Tense=Past lexicographic
outbalances Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic