tr.v. e·qui·pon·der·at·ed, e·qui·pon·der·at·ing, e·qui·pon·der·ates 1. To counterbalance. 2. To give equal balance or weight to. [Medieval Latin aequiponderāre, aequiponderāt- : Latin aequi-, equi- + Latin ponderāre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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