To act as an equalizing weight or force to

• set off

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• offset

  1. (Printing) To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
  2. To produce by offset printing.
  3. To balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.

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  1. (Printing) To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
  2. To produce by offset printing.
  3. To balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.

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• make up

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• countervail

  1. To counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
  2. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
  3. To compensate for; offset.

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  1. To counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
  2. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
  3. To compensate for; offset.

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• counterpoise

  1. Counterbalance
  2. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  3. To act against with equal power; to balance.

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  1. Counterbalance
  2. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  3. To act against with equal power; to balance.

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• counterbalance

  1. To be a counterbalance to; offset
  2. To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
  3. (Figuratively) To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition

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  1. To be a counterbalance to; offset
  2. To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
  3. (Figuratively) To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition

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• compensate

  1. To offset; counterbalance.
  2. To serve to balance or offset something
  3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.

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  1. To offset; counterbalance.
  2. To serve to balance or offset something
  3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.

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• balance

  1. To find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
  2. (Mathematics & Chemistry) To bring (an equation) into balance.
  3. (Dancing) To balance partners

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  1. To find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
  2. (Mathematics & Chemistry) To bring (an equation) into balance.
  3. (Dancing) To balance partners

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To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount

• nullify

  1. (Law) to make legally invalid.
  2. To prevent from happening
  3. To cancel out

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  1. (Law) to make legally invalid.
  2. To prevent from happening
  3. To cancel out

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• neutralize

  1. (Chem.) To destroy the distinctive or active properties of
  2. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
  3. To cause an acid or base to undergo neutralization.

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  1. (Chem.) To destroy the distinctive or active properties of
  2. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
  3. To cause an acid or base to undergo neutralization.

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• negate

  1. To deny the existence or truth of
  2. To make negative:
  3. (Computers) To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.

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  1. To deny the existence or truth of
  2. To make negative:
  3. (Computers) To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.

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• cancel

  1. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  2. (Math.) To remove (a common factor from both terms of a fraction, equivalents of opposite sign or on opposite sides of an equation, etc.)
  3. To offset or cancel each other

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  1. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  2. (Math.) To remove (a common factor from both terms of a fraction, equivalents of opposite sign or on opposite sides of an equation, etc.)
  3. To offset or cancel each other

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