| preponderate | 1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance. "An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes." (Glanvill) 2. To overpower by stronger or moral power. 3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. "The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace." (Fuller) See: ponder. Origin: L. Praeponderatus, p. P. Of praeponderare; prae = before + ponderare to weigh, fr, pondus, ponderis, a weight. (05 Mar 1998) |
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| preponderate | weigh more heavily |
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