What does overweigh mean?
Overweigh means (transitive, archaic) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down..
Overweigh
/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/ · verb
Meaning
(transitive, archaic) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down..
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for overweigh
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Word Forms
- overweighs
- overweighing
- overweighed
Usage Notes
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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:
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