overbalance

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(ō′vər bal′əns; for n. ō′vər bal′əns)

transitive verb overbalanced, overbalancing

  1. outweigh
  2. to throw off balance

noun

something that outweighs or overbalances

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verb o·ver·bal·anced, o·ver·bal·anc·ing, o·ver·bal·anc·es
verb, transitive
  1. To have greater weight or importance than.
  2. To throw off balance.
verb, intransitive
To lose one's balance.
noun (ōˈvər-bălˌəns)
  1. An excess in weight or quantity.
  2. Something that overbalances or more than equals something else.

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