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counterpoise

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
counterpoise/ˈkaʊntəpɔɪz/

▶noun a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another.

■ archaic a state of equilibrium.

■ a counterbalancing weight.

▶verb have an opposing and balancing effect on.

■ bring into contrast.

– origin ME: from OFr. contrepois from contre ‘against’ + pois from L. pensum ‘weight’; cf. poise1.

'counterpoise' also found in these Oxford entries:

counter- - shadoof - weight

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