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downweigh

downweigh verb: to weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.

Verb

downweigh (third-person singular simple present downweighs, present participle downweighing, simple past and past participle downweighed)

  1. (transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.

Forms of downweigh

third-person singular presentdownweighs
present participledownweighing
past participledownweighed
pastdownweighed

Origin of downweigh

From down- + weigh.

Questions about downweigh

What does downweigh mean?
Downweigh means to weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
What part of speech is downweigh?
Downweigh is a verb.
What is the past tense of downweigh?
The past tense of downweigh is downweighed.

Words near downweigh in the dictionary

  1. downwards
  2. downwarp
  3. downwarps
  4. downwash
  5. downwashes
  6. downweigh
  7. downweighed
  8. downweighing
  9. downweighs
  10. downweight
  11. downweighted

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