counterpoise /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪz/noun 3verb 2forms 4 noun3 •A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight. •An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influenceThis necessary counterpoise, the affectionate and simple-minded will readily conceive, would arise to Louisa from the absence of those "dear familiar faces" which had hitherto constituted her world. — 1838 •The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium verb2 •To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.Weights, counterpoising one another. — 1644 •To act against with equal power; to balance.So many freeholders of English […]will be able to beard, and to counterpoise the rest. — 1596 formscounterpoised · counterpoising · counterpoises · counterpoiseth
