Preponderate
[prɪ'pɒndəreɪt]
Definition
(verb.) weigh more heavily; 'these considerations outweigh our wishes'.
Typist: Sam--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance.
(v. t.) To overpower by stronger or moral power.
(v. t.) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.
(v. i.) To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side preponderated.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Weigh the most, exceed in weight.[2]. Prevail, be superior, have the superiority.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Predominate, prevail, overbalance, outweigh, outbalance
ANT:Fail, sink, succumb
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Definition
v.t. to outweigh: to incline to one side: to exceed in power or influence.—ns. Prepon′derance Prepon′derancy Preponderā′tion power or state of outweighing: excess of weight number or quantity: predominance.—adj. Prepon′derant outweighing: superior in weight power or influence.—advs. Prepon′derantly Preponderā′tingly.
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Examples
- In the British coin, indeed, the value of the gold preponderates greatly, but it is not so in that of all countries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In the coin of many countries the silver preponderates. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But it had a preponderating tendency, when considered, to become fainter. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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