Counterpoise (verb)
cown-ter-poyz
to balance by an opposing weight; counteract by an opposing force
First recorded between 1375–1425 as a noun meaning “a counterbalancing weight.” Combines counter- + poise, related to the Latin pendere, meaning “to weigh.”
Example sentences
“The seesaw remained steady, perfectly counterpoised by the weight of the two children.”
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