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to weight

to weight

12 6.6
To influence something so it favors one side
  • verb
  • /weɪt/
: sesgar
  • Don't put more weight on what other people have to say over your intuition.
  • weighted average
  • weighted mean
  • weighted sample size

Examples

  • Thus, when officers face ambiguity, the third-party consent analysis should be weighted in favor of protecting individual rights.

    Academic text (2017)

  • This is a line that's often brought up in discussions where one person mistrusts the statistics their opponent is using to add weight to their point.

  • Don't put more weight on what other people have to say over your intuition.

  • I will just in fairness to the neuroscience on those systems, I wouldn't suggest putting too much weight on their arguments about sympathetic and parasympathetic.

  • The committee decided to weight the survey results to reflect the views of younger voters more heavily.

  • In her analysis, she made sure not to weight the data in favor of her hypothesis.

  • The journalist tried to weight the article by emphasizing the perspectives of local residents.

Synonyms

to prejudice
vsto weight
13 6.1

To make someone form an unfair opinion before they know enough

influences to give preference without requiring early judgment or assumption
to bias
vsto weight
8 4.9

To make someone have an unfair opinion

influences to give preference without suggesting unfair intention
to slant
vsto weight
6 6.3

To present information in a way that favors one side

influences by giving preference rather than only changing how it is shown
to angle
vsto weight
1 6.7

To present something from a particular point of view to influence people

influences by giving preference rather than mainly framing for persuasion

Antonyms

fairness
196 1.9

Treating people equally and without bias

objectivity
45 5.3

Making decisions based on facts, not personal feelings

Idioms

weight of the world
  • Informal
14 7.3

A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility

to throw one's weight around
  • Informal
1 7.5

To use your power to make others do what you want

to carry one's weight
3.6

To do as much work as the others in a group

a weight lifts from one's chest
  • Informal
8.2

A strong feeling of being less worried after telling someone about a problem

to pull one's weight
  • Informal
3.9

To do your fair share of work in a group

to punch above one's weight
  • Informal
7.4

To have more success than people expect from your size or ability

to punch below one's weight
  • Informal
8.1

To do less well than your skills or what people expect

Phrasal Verbs

to carry weight
31 4.4

To have influence with people or in a situation

to weight down
14 4.1

To make someone or something heavy by giving them more to carry

to cut the dead weight
  • Informal
1 5.7

Remove people or things that are unnecessary and slow progress

to throw one's weight behind
6.6

To support a person or idea by using your influence

Compounds

weight gaining
38 4.4

A period of eating and training to add body weight, often muscle

body weight
37 1.4

How heavy a person is

dead weight
  • Offensive
23 4.4

A heavy object that is hard to carry, or a burden that slows progress

weight class
15 2.9

A group of athletes with similar body weight in a sport to make matches fair

free weight
7 3.4

A heavy object like a dumbbell or barbell that you lift for exercise

great weight
5 4.0

Much importance that affects a decision or result

molecular weight
  • Specialized
2 3.5

The total mass of the atoms in a molecule

weight of responsibility
  • Informal
2 4.9

A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties

atomic weight
  • Specialized
2 3.9

The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units

gross weight
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The total weight of goods including their packaging or container

low-birth-weight baby
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

weight gainer
1 3.4

A high calorie drink used to help a person become heavier and build muscle

low-birth-weight infant
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

equivalent weight
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance

net weight
1 2.9

How heavy something is without its packaging

weight unit
1 2.9

A standard measure for weight like a gram or pound

throw-weight
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket

sash weight
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A heavy metal piece in a window frame that balances the moving part so it opens and closes easily

troy weight
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A way of measuring gold, silver, and gems using a pound of 12 ounces

weight gainer
1 4.2

A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle

specific weight
  • Specialized
1 5.9

The weight of a material for each amount of space it fills

gram-atomic weight
  • Archaic
1 7.9

The mass in grams of one mole of an element

combining weight
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Amount of an element that combines with eight parts by weight of oxygen

apothecaries' weight
  • Archaic
9.9

A system of old weights used in pharmacies where an ounce is 480 grains and a pound is 12 ounces

avoirdupois weight
  • Specialized
9.6

A way to measure weight using a 16-ounce pound for everyday goods

reporting weight
  • Jargon
7.5

An athlete's body weight recorded when they first arrive for training

How Biased

to rig
122 6.9
to bias
8 4.9
to weight
12 6.6
to skew
64 5.4

Surface Forms

weight infinitive
weighing present participle
weights third person singular
weighed past
weighed past participle

Etymology

Weight as a verb for bias comes from the idea of putting more 'weight' on one side of a scale. So to 'weight' a report is to give one side more importance, which makes the result tip toward that side.