poise
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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Senses
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hold or carry in equilibrium
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cause to be balanced or suspended
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be motionless, in suspension
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Automation
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Variants
- synonym
- balancebrace
- pasttense
- poised
- presentparticiple
- poising
- thirdpersonsingular
- poises
- pastparticiple
- poised