Meaning

3 senses

  1. (obsolete)To exceed in importance, strength or value.

  2. (obsolete)To place excessive weight on (someone or something).

  3. (obsolete)To throw (someone or something) off balance.

Origin

From over- + poise.

From over- + poise.

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Forms

overpoises, overpoising, overpoised, overpoised
Base formoverpoise · to overpoise
3rd person singularoverpoises
Present participleoverpoising
Past simpleoverpoised
Past participleoverpoised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverpoise
he, she, itoverpoises

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverpoised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overpoised
he, she, ithas overpoised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overpoise

Synonyms

3 synonyms
outweighB1overburdenoverbalance

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overnightB1overpassoverpayoverpopulateoverpopulationoverpoweroverpriced
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