counterweigh

verb

coun·​ter·​weigh

¦kau̇ntə(r)+

transitive verb

: counterbalance

intransitive verb

: to act as a counterpoise

Word History

Etymology

Middle English countreweyen, from countre- counter- + weyen to weigh

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