overweigh

[ oh-ver-wey ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈweɪ /

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verb (used with object)

to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others.

to weigh down; oppress; burden: gloom that overweighs one's spirits.

Origin of overweigh

1175–1225; Middle English overweien;see over-, weigh¹

Words nearby overweigh

overwatch, overwear, overweary, overween, overweening, overweigh, overweight, overwhelm, overwhelming, overwind, overwinter

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Example sentences from the Web for overweigh

Determination and hope and confidence may overweigh the life side.
Applied Psychology for Nurses|Mary F. Porter
Now in what case would this difference be so important, as to overweigh even the single inconvenience of multiplying compacts?
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
Overbold, audacious; overhang, impend; overweigh, preponderate.
An Outline of English Speech-craft|William Barnes
In this present book (and in it only) the illustrative work may be said almost to overweigh and stifle the idea illustrated.
William Blake|Algernon Charles Swinburne

That is a most excellent reason, but I shouldn't let it overweigh common sense.
The Helpers|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for overweigh

overweigh

/ (ˌəʊvəˈweɪ) /

verb (tr)

to exceed in weight; overbalance

to weigh down; oppress

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单词	overweigh
释义	overweigh [ oh-ver-wey ] / ˌoʊ vərˈweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overweigh ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others. to weigh down; oppress; burden: gloom that overweighs one's spirits. Origin of overweigh 1175–1225; Middle English overweien;see over-, weigh¹ Words nearby overweigh overwatch, overwear, overweary, overween, overweening, overweigh, overweight, overwhelm, overwhelming, overwind, overwinter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overweigh Determination and hope and confidence may overweigh the life side. Applied Psychology for Nurses\|Mary F. Porter Now in what case would this difference be so important, as to overweigh even the single inconvenience of multiplying compacts? Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson Overbold, audacious; overhang, impend; overweigh, preponderate. An Outline of English Speech-craft\|William Barnes In this present book (and in it only) the illustrative work may be said almost to overweigh and stifle the idea illustrated. William Blake\|Algernon Charles Swinburne That is a most excellent reason, but I shouldn't let it overweigh common sense. The Helpers\|Francis Lynde British Dictionary definitions for overweigh overweigh / (ˌəʊvəˈweɪ) / verb (tr) to exceed in weight; overbalance to weigh down; oppress Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overweigh outweigh, dim, dwarf, eclipse, dominate, cloud, bedim, darken, preponderate, overcast, excel, rule, outshine, haze, obfuscate, command, adumbrate, surpass, govern, becloud
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overweigh

verb (used with object)

Origin of overweigh

Words nearby overweigh

Example sentences from the Web for overweigh

British Dictionary definitions for overweigh

verb (tr)

Words related to overweigh