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Examples of counterpoise in a Sentence
her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection
Origin and Etymology of counterpoise
Middle English countrepesen, from Anglo-French contrepeser, from cuntre- + peser to weigh — more at poise
counterpoise
Definition of counterpoise
1 : counterbalance
2 : an equivalent power or force acting in opposition
3 : a state of balance
Examples of counterpoise in a Sentence
a musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages
the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family
First Known Use of counterpoise
15th century
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