pre|pon´der|a´tion — pre|pon|der|ate «pree PON duh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –intransitive verb. 1. to be greater than something else in weight, power, force, influence, number, or amount: »The good in this state of existence preponderates over the bad (Dickens). 2 … Useful english dictionary
pre|pon´der|at´ing|ly — pre|pon|der|ate «pree PON duh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –intransitive verb. 1. to be greater than something else in weight, power, force, influence, number, or amount: »The good in this state of existence preponderates over the bad (Dickens). 2 … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… … English syllables
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
preponderate — pre·pon·der·ate … English syllables
preponderately — pre·pon·der·ate·ly … English syllables
preponderate — pre•pon•der•ate [[t]prɪˈpɒn dəˌreɪt[/t]] 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,… … From formal English to slang
preponderate — pre|pon|der|ate [ prı pandə,reıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to be larger or more important than something else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Preponderate — Pre*pon der*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preponderating}.] [L. praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before + ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See {Ponder}.] 1. To outweigh; to overpower by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
