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counterpoise
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1
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
- a musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages
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2
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
- The happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family.
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counterpoise
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to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
- Her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection.
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