Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbalance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-bal-ance
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English outbalance From out- + balance.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outbalances (present, singular) outbalancing (participle, present) outbalanced (participle, past) outbalanced (past)

Synonyms

preponderate outweigh overbalance

Questions

What does outbalance mean?: To have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh.
Where does outbalance come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English outbalance From out- + balance.

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