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Vinony

outweigh

verb

  1. to weigh more, be more significant than
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Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English outweigh From out- + weigh.

  1. To exceed in weight or mass.

    “The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea.”

  2. To exceed in importance or value.

    “The advantage […] was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it.”

    “The trials have revealed that the advantage of extra seating capacity is more than outweighed by slower station working, as the double-deck train affords one door for 22 seats, compared with 10 or 12 in ordinary compartment stock.”