n.

1. A counterbalancing weight.
2. A force or influence that balances or equally counteracts another.
3. The state of being in equilibrium.

tr.v., -poised, -pois·ing, -pois·es.

1. To oppose with an equal weight; counterbalance.
2. To act against with an equal force or power; offset.

[Alteration (influenced by POISE¹) of Middle English countrepeis, from Old French contrepeis : contre-, counter- + peis, weight; see avoirdupois.]

noun

A stable state characterized by the cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces: balance, equilibrium, equipoise, stasis. See order/disorder.

verb

1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to: balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, make up, offset, set off. See order/disorder.
2. To make up for: balance, compensate, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off. See substitute.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an equivalent counterbalancing weight
  Synonyms: counterweight, counterbalance, balance, equalizer, equaliser

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The verb counterpoise has one meaning:

Meaning #1: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
  Synonyms: counterweight, counterpose

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modkraft, ligevægt, modvægt
v. tr. - danne modvægt imod, opveje, kompensere for, bringe i ligevægt

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenwicht/-druk, evenwicht, in evenwicht brengen/houden, compenseren, tegenwicht bieden

Français (French)
n. - contre-poids, équilibre
v. tr. - faire contre-poids, contrebalancer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegengewicht
v. - ausgleichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίβαρο, εξισορρόπηση
v. - αντισταθμίζω, εξισορροπώ

Italiano (Italian)
contrappeso, controbilanciare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contrapeso (m)
v. - equilibrar

Русский (Russian)
противовес, уравновешивать

Español (Spanish)
n. - contrapeso
v. tr. - contrapesar, hacer contrapeso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motvikt, jämvikt
v. - motväga, bringa i jämvikt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
平衡锤, 砝码, 平衡, 抗衡力, 平均, 使平衡

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 平衡錘, 砝碼, 平衡, 抗衡力
v. tr. - 平均, 使平衡, 平衡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 균형, 평형추, 매설지선
v. tr. - 평형을 이루다, 평형을 이루게 하다, 메우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - つり合いおもり, 対抗勢力, つり合い, 平衡力, 安定, カウンターポイズ, 埋没地線
v. - つり合わせる, 均衡を保たせる, 平衡する, 償う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثقل موازي (فعل) وازن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיווי-משקל, כוח שקול, משקל נגדי‬
v. tr. - ‮איזן, פיצה, הביא לאיזון או שמר עליו‬

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