| VERB | competition | outweigh | be heavier than |
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| stative | outweigh, preponderate, overbalance, outbalance | weigh more heavily |
| Sounds | aw'twey. | |
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| Rhymes | airway ... Zimbabwe: 74 rhymes with wey... | |
| Meaning | Be heavier than. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot outweigh Sue | |
| Broader | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | Be or do something to a greater degree |
| Meaning | weigh more heavily. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "these considerations outweigh our wishes" | |
| Synonyms | preponderate, overbalance, outbalance | |
| Broader | predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail | Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| Spanish | preponderar | |
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