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outweigh.

To exceed in weight or mass.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌaʊtˈweɪ/
  1. To exceed in weight or mass.

    transitive
  2. To exceed in importance or value.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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