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单词 countersway
释义

counterswayn.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2e.
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.

/ˌkaʊntəˈsweɪ/
Etymology: counter- prefix 1: compare countersway n.
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 lemmas

counter-sway
counter-sway n.
Brit. /ˈkaʊntəsweɪ/
,
U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌsweɪ/
extracted from counter-prefix
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n.1643v.a1640
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