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preponderate
pre·pon·der·ate P0530600 (prĭ-pŏn′də-rāt′)intr.v. pre·pon·der·at·ed, pre·pon·der·at·ing, pre·pon·der·ates 1. To exceed something else in weight.2. To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate: "In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate" (Henry Fielding).adj. (-dər-ĭt) Preponderant.
[Latin praeponderāre, praeponderāt- : prae-, pre- + ponderāre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·pon′der·ate·ly adv.pre·pon′der·a′tion n.preponderate (prɪˈpɒndəˌreɪt) vb (intr) 1. (often foll by over) to be more powerful, important, numerous, etc (than)2. to be of greater weight than something else[C17: from Late Latin praeponderāre to be of greater weight, from pondus weight] preˈponderately adv preˈponderˌating adj preˌponderˈation npre•pon•der•ate (prɪˈpɒn dəˌreɪt)
v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to exceed something else in weight. 2. to incline downward or descend, as one scale or end of a balance, because of greater weight; be weighed down. 3. to be superior in power, force, influence, number, amount, etc.; predominate. [1615–25; < Latin praeponderātus, past participle of praeponderāre to outweigh. See pre-, ponder, -ate1] pre•pon`der•a′tion, n. preponderate - Once meant "weigh more" and "have greater intellectual weight."See also related terms for weigh.preponderate
Past participle: preponderated
Gerund: preponderating
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| preponderate | | preponderate |
| Present |
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| I preponderate | | you preponderate | | he/she/it preponderates | | we preponderate | | you preponderate | | they preponderate |
| Preterite |
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| I preponderated | | you preponderated | | he/she/it preponderated | | we preponderated | | you preponderated | | they preponderated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am preponderating | | you are preponderating | | he/she/it is preponderating | | we are preponderating | | you are preponderating | | they are preponderating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have preponderated | | you have preponderated | | he/she/it has preponderated | | we have preponderated | | you have preponderated | | they have preponderated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was preponderating | | you were preponderating | | he/she/it was preponderating | | we were preponderating | | you were preponderating | | they were preponderating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had preponderated | | you had preponderated | | he/she/it had preponderated | | we had preponderated | | you had preponderated | | they had preponderated |
| Future |
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| I will preponderate | | you will preponderate | | he/she/it will preponderate | | we will preponderate | | you will preponderate | | they will preponderate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have preponderated | | you will have preponderated | | he/she/it will have preponderated | | we will have preponderated | | you will have preponderated | | they will have preponderated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be preponderating | | you will be preponderating | | he/she/it will be preponderating | | we will be preponderating | | you will be preponderating | | they will be preponderating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been preponderating | | you have been preponderating | | he/she/it has been preponderating | | we have been preponderating | | you have been preponderating | | they have been preponderating |
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| I will have been preponderating | | you will have been preponderating | | he/she/it will have been preponderating | | we will have been preponderating | | you will have been preponderating | | they will have been preponderating |
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| I had been preponderating | | you had been preponderating | | he/she/it had been preponderating | | we had been preponderating | | you had been preponderating | | they had been preponderating |
| Conditional |
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| I would preponderate | | you would preponderate | | he/she/it would preponderate | | we would preponderate | | you would preponderate | | they would preponderate |
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| I would have preponderated | | you would have preponderated | | he/she/it would have preponderated | | we would have preponderated | | you would have preponderated | | they would have preponderated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | preponderate - weigh more heavily; "these considerations outweigh our wishes"outbalance, overbalance, outweighdominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" |
preponderateverbTo occupy the preeminent position in:dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule.Idioms: have the ascendancy, reign supreme.Translations
preponderate
Synonyms for preponderateverb to occupy the preeminent position inSynonyms- dominate
- predominate
- prevail
- reign
- rule
Synonyms for preponderateverb weigh more heavilySynonyms- outbalance
- overbalance
- outweigh
Related Words- dominate
- predominate
- prevail
- reign
- rule
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