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Meaning of counterweigh | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

/kaʊntəˈweɪ/

Definitions

To act as counterbalance (against something).
intransitive
To counterbalance; to balance out.
transitive

Examples

“Yet Francis's favour could not counterweigh the disastrous flaw in European Christian mission in Africa, its association with the Portuguese slave trade.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

counterweighed counterweighing counterweighs counterweight counterweighted counterweighting