"downweigh" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: downweighs [present, singular, third-person], downweighing [participle, present], downweighed [participle, past], downweighed [past]
Etymology: From down- + weigh. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|weigh}} down- + weigh Head templates: {{en-verb}} downweigh (third-person singular simple present downweighs, present participle downweighing, simple past and past participle downweighed)
  1. (transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising. Tags: transitive Related terms: downweight
    Sense id: en-downweigh-en-verb-DesSWxMc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with down-

Inflected forms

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