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poising
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Poising
(gcide) | Poise \Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poised, ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Poising.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh,
balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se,
fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Poise,
n., and cf. Pensive.] [Formerly written also peise.]
1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the
scales of a balance.
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2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
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Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky;
Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden.
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3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
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One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.
--Shak.
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To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.
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4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise
the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.
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5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]
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Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.
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poising
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Counterpoising
(gcide) | Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Counterpoised (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterpoising.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.
contrepeser. See Counter, adv., and Poise, v. t. ]
1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to
balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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Weights, counterpoising one another. --Sir K.
Digby.
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2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
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So many freeholders of English will be able to beard
and counterpoise the rest. --Spenser.
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