Meanings
verboutbalance (third-person singular simple present outbalances, present participle outbalancing, simple past and past participle outbalanced)
present singular third person outbalances · participle present outbalancing · participle past outbalanced · past outbalanced
- transitiveTo have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Latinbilanx
- Vulgar Latin*bilancia
- Old Frenchbalance
- Middle Englishbalaunce
- Englishbalance
- Englishoutbalance
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Cite this entry
APA
outbalance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbalance
MLA
“outbalance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbalance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outbalance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbalance.
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