upweight

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verb

To give a greater weight (or importance) to.

Opposite
downweight
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Meanings

verbupweight (third-person singular simple present upweights, present participle upweighting, simple past and past participle upweighted)

present singular third person upweights · participle present upweighting · participle past upweighted · past upweighted

  1. transitivemathematicsTo give a greater weight (or importance) to.

    In other words, politicians who feel distrusted may upweight the risks attached to policy failure, whilst politicians who feel mistrusted may upweight the risks attached to being ‘caught out’ in their BAB.

    2024, James Weinberg, Governing in an Age of Distrust: A Comparative Study of Politicians' Trust Perceptions and Why They Matter, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

    Antonyms: downweight

nounupweight (countable and uncountable, plural upweights)

plural upweights

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentThe amount of weight (in grams) a piano key will lift back up from its depressed position.

    Piano technicians have to measurements at their disposal for measuring touchweight: downweight and upweight. Downweight and upweight are measured in grams.

    2004, Robert Palmieri, editor, The Piano: An Encyclopedia, second edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 401

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo give a greater weight (or importance) to.

Opposite
downweight

Origin

From up- + weight.

Full word history & related roots →
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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