Third-person singular present: to balance or keep something in equilibrium using an equal and opposite force.
Verb form of counterpoise; the third-person present tense following standard English verb conjugation patterns.
Nature is constantly counterpoising forces—gravity and air resistance on a falling leaf, predator and prey populations in an ecosystem—and when those counterpoises break down, entire systems collapse, which is why ecology is so delicate.
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