To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
To act against with equal power; to balance.
To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium
An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence