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(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. / (transitive, figuratively) To make (concepts) agree.

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Source Word

balance

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbæləns/

Verb

transitive figuratively intransitive obsolete

Japanese Meaning

物体などを均衡のとれた状態に調整する、または平衡状態にする。 / 比喩的に、概念や考えを一致・整合させる。

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Balance the two pans by adding a few small weights until the pointer rests at zero.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

針がゼロを指すまで、軽い方に小さなおもりを数個足して両皿を釣り合わせてください。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

Sense（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To make (concepts) agree.

the Proteus Principle helps to qualify and balance the concepts of narrators and of narrative situations as previously developed in classical studies by G erard Genette and Franz Stanzel.

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