PREPONDERATE


Meaning of PREPONDERATE in English

— preponderation , n.

/pri pon"deuh rayt'/ , v.i. , preponderated, preponderating .

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: Evidence for the accused preponderated at the trial.

[ 1615-25; praeponderatus, ptp. of praeponderare to outweigh. See PRE-, PONDER, -ATE 1 ]

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