balance (v.) Copy link Outline I. To keep in equilibriumII. To counterpoiseIII. To ascertain the difference between receipts and expenses1. consŏlĭdo, 12. dispungo, punxi, punctum, 3 • balance (v.): I. To keep in equilibrium: libro: v. to poise. II. To counterpoise: compenso, 1: to b. joy by grief, laetitiam cum doloribus c., Cic.: to b. virtues by vices, bona cum vitiis c., Hor. III. To ascertain the difference between receipts and expenses: 1. consŏlĭdo, 1: b.d accounts, rationes consolidatae, Cic. 2. dispungo, punxi, punctum, 3: to b. accounts, rationes d., Sen.: Ulp.