Thesaurus: counterbalance

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1. v. t. To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
2. n. A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another
3. n. A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel
4. n. A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam.
5. n. a weight that balances another weight
6. n. equality of distribution
7. n. a compensating equivalent
8. v. adjust for
9. v. contrast with equal weight or force
10. v. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
11. To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance. The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder. Boyle. The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature. Sir W. Hamilton. A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another; as: (a) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the opposite side of the wheel. (b) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam. Money is the counterbalance to all other things purchasable by it. Locke.
12. To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract thepower or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurialcylinder. Boyle.The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct theinfluence of the study of nature. Sir W. Hamilton.