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PREPONDERATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they preponderate ... he / she / it preponderates
Past simple: preponderated
Past participle: preponderated
-ing form: preponderating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Weigh more heavily
Example:
these considerations outweigh our wishes
Synonyms:
outbalance; outweigh; overbalance; preponderate
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "preponderate" is one way to...):
dominate; predominate; prevail; reign; rule (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
preponderance (exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight)
preponderance (a superiority in numbers or amount)
preponderance (superiority in power or influence)
preponderant (having superior power and influence)
