equiponderant (ekwiponderant)

[= F. équipondérant = Sp. Pg. It. equip on der ante, ML. æqui ponder an (t-)s, ppr. of æqui ponder are, regard as equal, compare: see equiponderate. 1. Being of the same weight; evenly balanced; in a state of equipoise. IMG:content-0661.jpg:[blocks in formation] 2. Of equal weight, force, or influence. Having accurately weighed the reasons,.. I find them nearly equiponderant. Johnson, Rambler, No. 1. equiponderate (ē-kwi-ponʼder-āt), v.; pret. and pp. equiponderated, ppr. equiponderating. [ The evidence on each side doth equiponderate . Bp. Wilkins , Natural Religion, i. 1. II. trans . To weigh as much as in an opposite scale; counterbalance. More than equiponderated the declension in that direction. De Quincey.