Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downweigh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
down-weigh
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From down- + weigh.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

downweighs (present, singular) downweighing (participle, present) downweighed (participle, past) downweighed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

downweight

Questions

What does downweigh mean?
To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
Where does downweigh come from?
From down- + weigh.

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