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Grammar : Verb
Spell : out-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˌaʊtˈweɪ



Definition of outweigh

Origin :
  • 1590s, from out (adv.) + weigh (v.). Related: Outweighed; outweighing.
  • verb override, dominate
Example sentences :
  • But he has many good points which often outweigh his baser instincts.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Great as was her own passion, it did not outweigh his feeling.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • Is it natural that his love for his church should outweigh his passion for the woman?
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • Every one knew that Canada could outweigh all these things fifty times over.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by John Torrey Morse, Jr.
  • Thus, thus can I supply all that is wanting; thus can I outweigh the balance of my sins.
  • Extract from : « Woman under Monasticism » by Lina Eckenstein
  • Two witnesses against him were sufficient to outweigh any testimony he might give.
  • Extract from : « A History of Spain » by Charles E. Chapman
  • And what is that one thing which can outweigh the one thing needful?
  • Extract from : « It Is Never Too Late to Mend » by Charles Reade
  • But that is only saying that one human thought will outweigh another.
  • Extract from : « God and my Neighbour » by Robert Blatchford
  • A lover evidently, for who else could outweigh the love and gratitude which she must feel to you?
  • Extract from : « Adventures of Sherlock Holmes » by A. Conan Doyle
  • He and little Bessy ought to outweigh the regard for Mr. Carrington.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Washington » by Amanda M. Douglas

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