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Meaning of peise | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/peɪz/

Definitions

  1. To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
    obsolete
  2. To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).
    figuratively, obsolete
  3. To weigh down, retard
    figuratively, obsolete

Examples

“I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time, To eke it, and to draw it out in length, […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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