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- (intransitive) To exceed in weight or influence; hence, to predominate.
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The meaning of PREPONDERATE is to exceed in weight. How to use preponderate in a sentence.
intransitive verbWord forms: -ated, -ating. 1. to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier. 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.
intransitive verb To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side. transitive verb To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance.
Sep 30, 2024 · preponderate (third-person singular simple present preponderates, present participle preponderating, simple past and past participle preponderated) (transitive) To outweigh; to be heavier than; to exceed in weight. (transitive) To overpower by stronger or moral power.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pre‧pon‧de‧rate /prɪˈpɒndəreɪt $ -ˈpɑːn-/ verb [intransitive] formal to be more important or frequent than something else → See Verb table.
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preponderate. verb [ I ] formal uk / prɪˈpɒn.d ə r.eɪt / us / prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.eɪt /. Add to word list. to be more important or larger in size or number than other people or things in a group: Although it was a mixed class, girls preponderated. The evidence preponderates heavily against the verdict.
