Pronunciation: pri- ' pän-d ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare, from prae- + ponder-, pondus weight ― more at PENDANT
Date: 1623
intransitive verb
1 : to exceed in weight
2 : to exceed in influence, power, or importance
3 : to exceed in numbers
transitive verb
1 archaic : OUTWEIGH
2 archaic : to weigh down
– pre · pon · der · a · tion \ - ˌ pän-d ə - ' r ā -sh ə n, ˌ pr ē - \ noun