Word of the Day – Counterpoise

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.”