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equipoise

[ ee-kwuh-poiz, ek-wuh- ]

noun

  1. an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium.
  2. a counterpoise.


verb (used with object)

equipoised, equipoising.
  1. to equal or offset in weight; balance.

equipoise

/ ˈɛɪˌɔɪ /

noun

  1. even balance of weight or other forces; equilibrium
  2. a counterbalance; counterpoise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to offset or balance in weight or force; balance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of equipoise1

First recorded in 1625–35; equi- + poise 1
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This equipoise held for four very productive years, but there comes a moment in all love stories when one partner gets fidgety and starts to pull away.

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In his strongest work, the Los Angeles-based artist — who died of natural causes in his sleep on March 22, a day before his 88th birthday — held the image and the object in eccentric equipoise.

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In medicine, when there is genuine uncertainty as to whether the benefits of a treatment outweigh the harms - called equipoise - some ethicists argue there's a moral obligation to scientifically study such treatments.

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In a capital packed with bloviators and arm-twisters, Jackson maintains an equipoise of soft-spoken graciousness, combining intellectual clarity with iron resolve.

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Often we think that if we are not happy, it's our problem, and we just have to show more grit, or the new terminology, more "mindfulness," and we'd achieve greater equipoise.

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