equipoise

verb

equipoised; equipoising; equipoises

transitive verb

1

: to serve as an equipoise to

2

: to put or hold in equipoise

Examples of equipoise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The authors do a great job demonstrating that allowing respect for autonomy has, at a minimum, equipoise with the authoritarian approach, if not superiority, when considering a range of measures of health and happiness. —WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for equipoise

• counterpoise
• alloys
• annoys
• carboys
• convoys
• cowboys
• deploys
• destroys
• employes
• employs
• enjoys
• newsboys

Kids Definition

equipoise

noun

equi·​poise

ˈek-wə-ˌpȯiz, 

ˈē-kwə-

1

: a state of balance : equilibrium

2

: a weight used to balance another weight