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   counterbalance

   noun

   • 1. a weight that balances another weight: "the trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads"
   • ▪ a factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence: "his restoration to power was intended as a counterbalance to his rival's influence"

   verb

   • 1. (of a weight) balance (another weight): "the sitter's weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest"
   • ▪ neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence: "the extra cost of mail order may be counterbalanced by its convenience"

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