1.
[syn: preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance]
2. cause to be off balance;
- Example: "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overbalance \O`ver*bal"ance\, v. t.
1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. --Locke.
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2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overbalance \O"ver*bal`ance\, n.
Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent;
as, an overbalance of exports. --J. Edwards.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overbalance
v 1: weigh more heavily; "these considerations outweigh our
wishes" [syn: preponderate, outweigh, overbalance,
outbalance]
2: cause to be off balance; "It is not desirable to overbalance
the budget"