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overweigh

/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/

overweigh verb: to exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.

Verb

overweigh (third-person singular simple present overweighs, present participle overweighing, simple past and past participle overweighed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
    • And when the princely Perſean Diadem,
      Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head,
      And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death,
      In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain
      Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    • My unsoil’d name, the austereness of my life, / My vouch against you, and my place i’ the state, / Will so your accusation overweigh, / That you shall stifle in your own report, / And smell of calumny.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of overweigh

third-person singular presentoverweighs
present participleoverweighing
past participleoverweighed
pastoverweighed

Origin of overweigh

From Middle English overweȝen; equivalent to over- + weigh. First known attestation in the Ancrene Wisse ("luue ouerweið hit").

Questions about overweigh

What does overweigh mean?
Overweigh means to exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
What part of speech is overweigh?
Overweigh is a verb.
How do you pronounce overweigh?
Overweigh is pronounced /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/.
What is the past tense of overweigh?
The past tense of overweigh is overweighed.

Words near overweigh in the dictionary

  1. overweenings
  2. overweens
  3. overweep
  4. overweeping
  5. overweeps
  6. overweigh
  7. overweighed
  8. overweighing
  9. overweighs
  10. overweight
  11. overweight spaceship

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