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OVERBALANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be off balance

Example:

It is not desirable to overbalance the budget

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "overbalance" is one way to...):

account; calculate (keep an account of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Weigh more heavily

Example:

these considerations outweigh our wishes

Synonyms:

outbalance; outweigh; overbalance; preponderate

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "overbalance" is one way to...):

dominate; predominate; prevail; reign; rule (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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