"overbalance" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈbæləns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbalance-v.wav [UK] Forms: overbalance [canonical], overbalances [third-person, singular], overbalanced [past], overbalanced [past, participle], overbalancing [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + balance Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|balance}} over- + balance Head templates: {{verb|overbalanc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overbalance someone, you become more important or influential than them. Synonyms: preponderate
    Sense id: simple-overbalance-en-verb-91edhHiK
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