Meaning of overweigh | Babel Free

Definitions

To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.

archaic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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:”

“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.”

“I beg⟳ permission to have⟳ a few witnesses examined concerning my character, and if their testimony shall not overweigh my supposed guilt, I must be condemned, although I would pledge my salvation on my innocence.”

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