English Explanatory Dictionary

overweigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.

Pronunciation

/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/

Word forms

overweigh overweighs overweighing overweighed

Etymology

From Middle English overweȝen; equivalent to over- + weigh. First known attestation in the Ancrene Wisse ("luue ouerweið hit").

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