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OVERBALANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overbalance mean?
• OVERBALANCE (verb)
The verb OVERBALANCE has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: OVERBALANCE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: overbalanced
Past participle: overbalanced
-ing form: overbalancing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Weigh more heavily
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
outbalance; outweigh; overbalance; preponderate
Context example:
these considerations outweigh our wishes
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to be off balance
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
It is not desirable to overbalance the budget
Hypernyms (to "overbalance" is one way to...):
account; calculate (keep an account of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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