counterbalance

counterbalance
n. /kown"teuhr bal'euhns/; v. /kown'teuhr bal"euhns/, n., v., counterbalanced, counterbalancing.
n.
1. a weight balancing another weight; an equal weight, power, or influence acting in opposition; counterpoise.
v.t., v.i.
2. to act against or oppose with an equal weight, force, or influence; offset.
[1570-80; COUNTER- + BALANCE]
Syn. 2. correct, countervail, rectify, balance.

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