outweigh

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌaʊtˈweɪ/

Definition of outweigh

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To exceed in weight or mass.
    “The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To exceed in weight or mass.
    “The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea.”
  2. (transitive)To exceed in importance or value.
    “The advantage […] was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it.”
    “The trials have revealed that the advantage of extra seating capacity is more than outweighed by slower station working, as the double-deck train affords one door for 22 seats, compared with 10 or 12 in ordinary compartment stock.”
    “A few trains, mostly at peak periods, will still terminate at Barnsley because the convenience to workpeople of their current times outweighs the advantages of through working.”
    “Flores said the images’ negative impact outweighs their historical and artistic value.”

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Etymology

From out- + weigh.

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