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preponderate

[ pri-pon-duh-reyt ]

verb (used without object)

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.



preponderate

/ 辫谤瑟藞辫蓲苍诲蓹藢谤别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. often foll by over to be more powerful, important, numerous, etc (than)
  2. to be of greater weight than something else
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫谤别藢辫辞苍诲别谤藞补迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 辫谤别藞辫辞苍诲别谤藢补迟颈苍驳, adjective
  • 辫谤别藞辫辞苍诲别谤补迟别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路辫辞苍顎卍别谤路补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 耻苍顎卲谤别路辫辞苍顎僤别谤路补迟顎卐诲 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卲谤别路辫辞苍顎僤别谤路补迟顎卛苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preponderate1

1615鈥25; < Latin 辫谤补别辫辞苍诲别谤腻迟耻蝉, past participle of 辫谤补别辫辞苍诲别谤腻谤别 to outweigh. See pre-, ponder, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preponderate1

C17: from Late Latin 辫谤补别辫辞苍诲别谤腻谤别 to be of greater weight, from pondus weight
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鈥淚f his own opinion prevails at some times, he should acquiesce on seeing that of others preponderate at others. Without this mutual disposition we are disjointed individuals, but not a society.鈥

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The higher the tax rate the more the substitution effect preponderates and that鈥檚 what gives us our Laffer Curve.

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If the number of sheep who were black, or even grey, preponderated and if laxity were general in the community, the chapter would not concern itself to raise its own standard.

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Nor is it less certain that in civilised, and therefore developed man, the good greatly preponderates over the evil.

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On the whole perhaps the good preponderated, for they undoubtedly aided in postponing a revolution for which the world was not yet ready.

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