Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overbalance"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Overbalance \O`ver*bal"ance\, v. t.
1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. --Locke.

2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Overbalance \O"ver*bal`ance\, n.
Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent;
as, an overbalance of exports. --J. Edwards.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

overbalance
v 1: weigh more heavily [syn: {preponderate}, {outweigh}, {outbalance}]
2: out out of: "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"


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