outweigh

Definition

To exceed in weight or mass.

Etymology

From out- + weigh.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "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."

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