counterweight vs counterpoise

counterweight and counterpoise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterweight	Yes	No	Yes	No
counterpoise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, counterweight and counterpoise are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of counterweight include balance, counterbalance, equaliser, equalizer.

As verbs, counterweight and counterpoise are synonyms defined as:

counterweight and counterpoise: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

Other synonyms of counterweight include counterpose.

counterweight (noun)	counterpoise (noun)
a weight that balances another weight	a weight that balances another weight

counterweight (verb)	counterpoise (verb)
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to	constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to