| counterpoise | (verb) constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to | Synonyms: counterpose, counterweight |
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| poise | (verb) hold or carry in equilibrium | Synonyms: balance |
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| (verb) cause to be balanced or suspended | - |
| (verb) prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult | Synonyms: brace |
| (verb) be motionless, in suspension | - |
| poison | (verb) administer poison to | - |
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| (verb) add poison to | Synonyms: envenom |
| (verb) kill with poison | - |
| (verb) kill by its poison | - |
| (verb) spoil as if by poison | - |