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单词 prepond
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prepondv.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: preponder v.1, preponderate v.2
Etymology: Shortened < either preponder v.1 or preponderate v.2
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. = preponderate v.2 3a.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > ascertain weight [verb (intransitive)] > turn the scales
weigh?1566
to turn the scale1600
preponderate1623
prepond1836
1836 C. A. Southey Birth-day 89 If a mote—hair—a dust prepond..On Inclination's side, down drops the scale.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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