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Definition of Overweigh
1. v. t. To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.
Definition of Overweigh
1. Verb. (transitive) To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overweigh
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overweigh
Literary usage of Overweigh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1859)
"... what is most conducive to the general well being of the whole, must effectually
overweigh the particular circumstances and convenience of individuals. ..."
2. The Ethics of Evolution: The Crisis in Morals Occasioned by the Doctrine of by James Thompson Bixby (1900)
"... of one person's happiness, whoever he be, with every other, that the happiness
of the greater number should overweigh the happiness of a smaller number. ..."
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