[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

counterbalance \coun`terbal"ance\ -b?l"ans, v. t. imp.  p.
   p. counterbalanced -anst; p. pr.  vb. n.
   counterbalancing.
   to oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the
   power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to
   balance.
   1913 webster

         the remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
         mercurial cylinder.                      --boyle.
   1913 webster

         the study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
         correct the influence of the study of nature. --sir w.
                                                  hamilton.
   1913 webster
see also:
counterbalanced counterbalancing 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

counterbalance \coun"terbal`ance\ koun"t?r-b?l`ans, n.
   a weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing
   another; as:
   a a mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly
       wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the
       opposite side of the wheel.
   b a counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a
       drawbridge or a scale beam.
       1913 webster

             money is the counterbalance to all other things
             purchasable by it.                   --locke.
       1913 webster counter-balanced

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

counterbalance
     n 1: an equivalent counterbalancing weight syn: counterweight,
           counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser
     2: equality of distribution syn: balance, equilibrium, equipoise
     3: a compensating equivalent syn: offset
     v 1: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the
          effects or air resistance" syn: compensate, correct,
           even out, even off, even up
     2: oppose with equal weight or force syn: oppose
     3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions;
        "this will counteract the foolish actions of my
        colleagues" syn: counteract, countervail, neutralize
see also:
counterweight counterpoise balance equalizer equaliser equilibrium 
equipoise offset compensate correct even out 
even off even up oppose counteract countervail 
neutralize 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

133 moby thesaurus words for "counterbalance":
   accommodate, adjust, amend, annul, antipode, antipodes, antipole,
   antithesis, antonym, atone for, balance, ballast,
   be at cross-purposes, be heavy, be opposed to, bring to nothing,
   buffer, cancel, cancel out, carry weight, clash, come to nothing,
   compensate, conflict, conflict with, consideration, contra,
   contradict, contrapose, contrast with, contravene, controvert,
   converse, coordinate, correct, counter, counteract, counterblast,
   countercheck, countercurrent, counterforce, counterinfluence,
   counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpole, counterpose,
   counterpressure, counterterm, countervail, counterweigh,
   counterweight, counterwork, crosscurrent, equalize, equate,
   equipoise, equiponderate, equivalent, even, even up, firm, firm up,
   fit, foil, foul wind, freeze, frustrate, give-and-take,
   have weight, head wind, heft, hold, hold the scales, immobilize,
   integrate, invalidate, inverse, juxtapose in opposition, keep,
   level, lie heavy, make up, makeweight, nail down, negate,
   negativate, negative, neutralize, nullify, obverse, offset, oppose,
   opposite, opposite number, oppugn, outweigh, pin down,
   play at cross-purposes, poise, proportion, quid pro quo, rectify,
   redeem, retain, reverse, run counter to, set off, setoff,
   something of value, square, square up, stabilitate, stabilize,
   steady, stick, strike a balance, stultify, the contrary,
   the other side, thwart, tip the scales, tit for tat, transfix,
   undercurrent, undo, vis-a-vis, vitiate, void, weigh, weigh heavy,
   weigh in, weigh out, weight

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