单词 | countersway |
释义 | † counterswayn. Obsolete. An exertion of opposing force. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > neutralizing or counteracting > that which counterpoisec1430 counterbalance1640 countersway1643 counterweight1768 neutralizer1796 counter-influence1834 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 23 By a countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † counterswayv. Obsolete. transitive. To forcibly move or incline to the opposite side; to counterweigh. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > neutralize or counteract fordoc1175 counterpoisec1374 correct1578 countercheck1590 countervail1590 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterswaya1640 countermand1645 counter-influence1667 counteract1694 destroy1726 neutralizea1797 counterweigh1825 antagonize1833 mitigate1857 kill1858 the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > balance against or counterbalance gaina1375 counterpoise1393 peisea1400 weigh1583 set1589 poise1600 to weigh against, again1600 affront1609 balance1624 cancel1633 counterbalance1636 counterpose1636 compensate1656 equilibriatea1657 outset1656 equiponderate1661 equipoise1664 equibalance1665 offset1673 countersway1710 to set off1749 counterweigh1825 equilibrate1829 to set against ——1832 equilibrize1833 a1640 T. Jackson Exact Coll. Wks. (1654) 3123 Attempered or Counterswayed by Heat. 1691 T. Beverley Thousand Years' Kingdom 9 There are Two Things that seem to Countersway, and Incline to the Confederacy on the other side. 1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence vi. 233 To countersway our Concupiscence, by the more powerful weight of Divine and Heavenly Love. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2018). > as lemmascounter-sway counter-sway n. Brit. /ˈkaʊntəsweɪ/ , U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌsweɪ/ < n.1643v.a1640 as lemmas |
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