† overpoisen.

Forms: see over- prefix and poise n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overpoise v.

Etymology: < overpoise v. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·vəɹpoiz) /ˈəʊvəpɔɪz/.

Obsolete.

The action or fact of outweighing something; a thing which overbalances or weighs more than something; a thing which weighs something down. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun]

predominy?a1475

weight1569

predomination1592

predominance1595

predominancy1598

ascendant1607

predominion1607

prepotency1623

overweight1626

overbearance1639

preponderation1650

prepollency1663

preponderancy1689

the transcendent1691

overpoise1697

preponderance1704

prepollence1730

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun] > that which or one who

predominant1589

predominator1654

uppermost1687

overpoise1697

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > encumberment > burdensomeness > a burden

burdenc971

chargec1300

packa1325

burnc1375

fardelc1380

weightc1380

carriagea1556

load1600

taxa1628

overpoise1697

dead weight1720

backload1725

millstone1787

tin kettle1796

nightmare-weight1847

ball and chain1855

1697 J. Dryden Ded. Georgics in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶1^v His Judgment was an overpoize to his Imagination.

a1700 J. Dryden Epist. Fifteenth in Wks. (1885) XI. 80 Some overpoise of sway, by turns, they share.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Overpoise, preponderant weight.

a1794 J. Witherspoon Moral Philos. in Wks. (1800) 337 They [sc. those who manage a state] must be so balanced, that when every one draws to his own interest or inclination, there may be an over poise upon the whole.

1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xxiv. 360 In the concerns of this life, the lightest overpoise of probability determines our strongest resolutions.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 312 The moths, with that great overpoise of wings.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxxix. 607 Earth shakes off Her overpoise of old beliefs and stale Traditions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

overpoisev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpɔɪz/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpɔɪz/

Forms: see over- prefix and poise v.; also 1600s ouer-poix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, poise v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + poise v. Compare earlier overpeise v.

Now rare.

†1. transitive. To weigh down; to overload. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > load > overload

overladea1387

overpeise1581

overpoise1598

overset1645

overload1727

the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > weight [verb (transitive)] > make heavy > add weight to > excessively or weigh down

overchargea1325

overcarkc1330

overladea1387

chargea1398

laden1514

overburden1532

ladea1538

overload1553

overpressa1577

overweigh1576

surcharge1582

to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595

overpoise1598

overweight1811

1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. E3^v When such young boyes, Shal haue their weake neckes ouer poisd with crownes.

1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 16^v To recount to your alreadie-wearied hearing, would but lengthen my too-ill musicke, and ouer-poise with trouble your attention.

1709 A. Hill Full Acct. Ottoman Empire xxiv. 193 Weighing all the Good with all the Bad of every man's Condition, and discovering how much the weighty Evils overpoize the Balance.

1746 Moffett & Bennet's Health's Improvem. (new ed.) xxix. 378 A full and troubled Body, over-poised with Variety and Plenty of Meats.

1881 T. Woolner Pygmalion ix. 133 His Roundness swagged From side to side, like vessel over-poised, Cargo too heavy and too scant of keel.

a. transitive. To weigh more than; to outweigh. Chiefly figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively

overbidc1175

chargea1398

overburden1532

overload1553

overweigh1576

over-Atlas1593

overpoise1599

out-Atlas1603

superonerate1607

overfreight1711

overweight1811

overpress1886

1599 P. Pett Times Iourney to seeke Daughter Truth sig. F2 Iustice and mercy she in ballance layeth, There equally to counterpoyse each other, And with them all her actions wisely wayeth, Not suffring one to ouerpoise another.

1608 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Prov. ix–x. 17 The gaine..wil counteruaile and ouerpoise the losse.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. iii. vi. 282 The pound weight English, being twelue ounces Troy, doth ouer-poix the pound weight of Scotland foure penny weight, and nine graines English.

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i.v. 96 The transitory pleasures of the Atheist are over-poised even by the present satisfactions of the Pious.

a1711 T. Ken Christophil in Wks. (1721) I. 438 One minute in my Jesu's Arms Will an Eternity o'repoise Of your false Joys.

1730 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 128 If such a Man..pushes upwards against the beam..he will thereby make himself heavier, or over-poise the Weight W.

1825 W. Tennant John Baliol ii. iii. 58 Shall, in questions where a throne depends, Superior sex, and one degree's more close Proximity, have weight to overpoise That right of birthdom?

1884 Bp. Thorold Yoke of Christ 5 The joys of matrimony may be overpoised by its cares.

1905 R. Garnett William Shakespeare Pedagogue & Poacher ii. ii. 79 Suffer the sinner's weal to overpoise The burdened scale of his transgressions.

1934 D. S. J. Zema Thoughtlessness of Mod. Thought 26 The activities of the senses do not overpoise the controls of reason.

†b. intransitive. To weigh more. Also figurative. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1654 J. Howell in S. Lennard tr. S. Mazzella Parthenopoeia To Rdr. sig. A1^v One could hardly discern which Scale would be traboccant and over-poising.

1684 T. Hockin Disc. God's Decrees 245 The best deserving, or whose merits overpoize, is chosen.

1717 J. T. Desaguliers in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 30 575 All the while the Plummet was falling, the Water descended rather than rose; and when the Lead was at the bottom, the Water overpois'd.

†3. transitive. To unbalance; to tip over. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > bring to the ground/lay low > overbalance

overpoisea1664

overbalance1829

a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) ii. 534 If your honours puff you up, overpoise you.

1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World i. vi. 122 The Stone in my Fathers Body was so immense, that I've wonder'd it did not bunch up behind, and..over-poise him in walking, and drag him backward with its incredible weight.

1755 S. Derrick Fortune in Coll. Orig. Poems 230 Shall Simony uncheck'd prevail, And Brib'ry overpoise the scale, Which Justice in her hand should hold?

1890 F. Tennyson Sappho Lesbos Leukadia Andros in Isles of Greece 150 I overpoised myself in my desire. I felt that I was falling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overpoise
释义	† overpoisen. Forms: see over- prefix and poise n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overpoise v. Etymology: < overpoise v. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·vəɹpoiz) /ˈəʊvəpɔɪz/. Obsolete. The action or fact of outweighing something; a thing which overbalances or weighs more than something; a thing which weighs something down. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun] predominy?a1475 weight1569 predomination1592 predominance1595 predominancy1598 ascendant1607 predominion1607 prepotency1623 overweight1626 overbearance1639 preponderation1650 prepollency1663 preponderancy1689 the transcendent1691 overpoise1697 preponderance1704 prepollence1730 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun] > that which or one who predominant1589 predominator1654 uppermost1687 overpoise1697 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > encumberment > burdensomeness > a burden burdenc971 chargec1300 packa1325 burnc1375 fardelc1380 weightc1380 carriagea1556 load1600 taxa1628 overpoise1697 dead weight1720 backload1725 millstone1787 tin kettle1796 nightmare-weight1847 ball and chain1855 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Georgics in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶1^v His Judgment was an overpoize to his Imagination. a1700 J. Dryden Epist. Fifteenth in Wks. (1885) XI. 80 Some overpoise of sway, by turns, they share. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Overpoise, preponderant weight. a1794 J. Witherspoon Moral Philos. in Wks. (1800) 337 They [sc. those who manage a state] must be so balanced, that when every one draws to his own interest or inclination, there may be an over poise upon the whole. 1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xxiv. 360 In the concerns of this life, the lightest overpoise of probability determines our strongest resolutions. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 312 The moths, with that great overpoise of wings. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxxix. 607 Earth shakes off Her overpoise of old beliefs and stale Traditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). overpoisev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpɔɪz/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpɔɪz/ Forms: see over- prefix and poise v.; also 1600s ouer-poix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, poise v. Etymology: < over- prefix + poise v. Compare earlier overpeise v. Now rare. †1. transitive. To weigh down; to overload. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > load > overload overladea1387 overpeise1581 overpoise1598 overset1645 overload1727 the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > weight [verb (transitive)] > make heavy > add weight to > excessively or weigh down overchargea1325 overcarkc1330 overladea1387 chargea1398 laden1514 overburden1532 ladea1538 overload1553 overpressa1577 overweigh1576 surcharge1582 to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595 overpoise1598 overweight1811 1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. E3^v When such young boyes, Shal haue their weake neckes ouer poisd with crownes. 1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 16^v To recount to your alreadie-wearied hearing, would but lengthen my too-ill musicke, and ouer-poise with trouble your attention. 1709 A. Hill Full Acct. Ottoman Empire xxiv. 193 Weighing all the Good with all the Bad of every man's Condition, and discovering how much the weighty Evils overpoize the Balance. 1746 Moffett & Bennet's Health's Improvem. (new ed.) xxix. 378 A full and troubled Body, over-poised with Variety and Plenty of Meats. 1881 T. Woolner Pygmalion ix. 133 His Roundness swagged From side to side, like vessel over-poised, Cargo too heavy and too scant of keel. 2. a. transitive. To weigh more than; to outweigh. Chiefly figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively overbidc1175 chargea1398 overburden1532 overload1553 overweigh1576 over-Atlas1593 overpoise1599 out-Atlas1603 superonerate1607 overfreight1711 overweight1811 overpress1886 1599 P. Pett Times Iourney to seeke Daughter Truth sig. F2 Iustice and mercy she in ballance layeth, There equally to counterpoyse each other, And with them all her actions wisely wayeth, Not suffring one to ouerpoise another. 1608 J. Dod & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. Prov. ix–x. 17 The gaine..wil counteruaile and ouerpoise the losse. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. iii. vi. 282 The pound weight English, being twelue ounces Troy, doth ouer-poix the pound weight of Scotland foure penny weight, and nine graines English. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i.v. 96 The transitory pleasures of the Atheist are over-poised even by the present satisfactions of the Pious. a1711 T. Ken Christophil in Wks. (1721) I. 438 One minute in my Jesu's Arms Will an Eternity o'repoise Of your false Joys. 1730 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 128 If such a Man..pushes upwards against the beam..he will thereby make himself heavier, or over-poise the Weight W. 1825 W. Tennant John Baliol ii. iii. 58 Shall, in questions where a throne depends, Superior sex, and one degree's more close Proximity, have weight to overpoise That right of birthdom? 1884 Bp. Thorold Yoke of Christ 5 The joys of matrimony may be overpoised by its cares. 1905 R. Garnett William Shakespeare Pedagogue & Poacher ii. ii. 79 Suffer the sinner's weal to overpoise The burdened scale of his transgressions. 1934 D. S. J. Zema Thoughtlessness of Mod. Thought 26 The activities of the senses do not overpoise the controls of reason. †b. intransitive. To weigh more. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1654 J. Howell in S. Lennard tr. S. Mazzella Parthenopoeia To Rdr. sig. A1^v One could hardly discern which Scale would be traboccant and over-poising. 1684 T. Hockin Disc. God's Decrees 245 The best deserving, or whose merits overpoize, is chosen. 1717 J. T. Desaguliers in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 30 575 All the while the Plummet was falling, the Water descended rather than rose; and when the Lead was at the bottom, the Water overpois'd. †3. transitive. To unbalance; to tip over. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > bring to the ground/lay low > overbalance overpoisea1664 overbalance1829 a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) ii. 534 If your honours puff you up, overpoise you. 1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World i. vi. 122 The Stone in my Fathers Body was so immense, that I've wonder'd it did not bunch up behind, and..over-poise him in walking, and drag him backward with its incredible weight. 1755 S. Derrick Fortune in Coll. Orig. Poems 230 Shall Simony uncheck'd prevail, And Brib'ry overpoise the scale, Which Justice in her hand should hold? 1890 F. Tennyson Sappho Lesbos Leukadia Andros in Isles of Greece 150 I overpoised myself in my desire. I felt that I was falling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697v.1598
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