The Wordsmith Dictionary

Pre *pon "der *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preponderated; p. pr. & vb. n.Preponderating. ] Etym: [L. praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before + ponderare to weigh, fr. , pondus, ponderis, a weight. See Ponder. ]

1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance. An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes. Glanvill.

2. To overpower by stronger or moral power.

3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs. ] The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace. Fuller.

PREPONDERATE

PREPONDERATE Pre *pon "der *ate, v. i.

Defn: 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; as, the affirmative side preponderated.That is no just balance in which the heaviest side will not preponderate. Bp. Wilkins.

PREPONDERATINGLY

PREPONDERATINGLY Pre *pon "der *a `ting *ly, adv.

Defn: In a preponderating manner; preponderantly.

PREPONDERATION

Pre *pon `der *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. praeponderatio.]

Defn: The act or state of preponderating; preponderance; as, a preponderation of reasons. I. Watts.

New American Oxford Dictionary

preponderance

pre pon der ance |priˈpändərəns prəˈpɑnd (ə )rəns | ▶noun the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance: the preponderance of women among older people | forests with a preponderance of Apache pine.

preponderant

pre pon der ant |priˈpändərənt prəˈpɑnd (ə )rənt | ▶adjective predominant in influence, number, or importance: the preponderant influence of the US within the alliance. DERIVATIVES pre pon der ant ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praeponderant- ‘weighing more, ’ from the verb praeponderare (see preponderate ).

preponderate

pre pon der ate |priˈpändəˌrāt priˈpɑndəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] be greater in number, influence, or importance: the advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘weigh more, have greater intellectual weight ’): from Latin praeponderat- ‘of greater weight, ’ from the verb praeponderare, from prae ‘before ’ + ponderare ‘weigh, consider. ’

Oxford Dictionary

preponderance

preponderant

pre |pon ¦der |ant |prɪˈpɒnd (ə )r (ə )nt | ▶adjective predominant in influence, number, or importance: the preponderant influence of the US within the alliance. DERIVATIVES preponderantly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin preponderant- ‘weighing more ’, from the verb praeponderare (see preponderate ).

preponderate

pre |pon ¦der |ate |prɪˈpɒndəreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] be greater in number, influence, or importance: the advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘weigh more, have greater intellectual weight ’): from Latin praeponderat- ‘of greater weight ’, from the verb praeponderare, from prae ‘before ’ + ponderare ‘weigh, consider ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

preponderance

preponderance noun 1 the preponderance of women among older people: prevalence, predominance, dominance. 2 the preponderance of the evidence: bulk, majority, larger part, best /better part. 3 the preponderance of the unions: predominance, dominance, ascendancy, supremacy, power.

preponderant

preponderant adjective the preponderant military power within the alliance: dominant, predominant, preeminent, in control, more /most powerful, superior, supreme, ascendant, in the ascendancy.

preponderate

preponderate verb young voters preponderate at these benefit concerts: be in the majority, predominate, be predominant; be more /most important, prevail, dominate, reign.

Oxford Thesaurus

preponderance

preponderance noun 1 the preponderance of women among older people: prevalence, predominance, dominance. 2 the preponderance of evidence indicates that such is likely to be the case: bulk, majority, greater quantity, larger part, best /better part, main part, most, almost all, more than half, mass, weight, (main ) body, lion's share, predominance, generality. 3 many members were dissatisfied with the preponderance of the trade unions: predominance, dominance, ascendancy, leadership, mastery, supremacy, control, sway, power; advantage, upper hand, edge; rare paramountcy.

preponderant

preponderant adjective the Western states remained militarily preponderant in the region: dominant, predominant, prevalent, in control, more /most powerful, superior, supreme, ascendant, in the ascendancy; controlling, more /most important, pre-eminent, predominating, ruling, leading, principal, chief, main; rare prepotent, prepollent.

French Dictionary

prépondérance

prépondérance n. f. nom féminin Supériorité. : La prépondérance américaine en matière informatique. SYNONYME domination ; prédominance ; prééminence ; primauté . Note Orthographique prépondér a nce.

prépondérant

prépondérant , ante adj. adjectif Supérieur, qui joue un rôle majeur. : Une influence prépondérante. SYNONYME prédominant ; prééminent .

Spanish Dictionary

preponderancia

preponderancia nombre femenino Situación de superioridad que tiene un hecho o una cosa frente a otra :en ese cuadro hay una preponderancia del rojo sobre los demás colores .

preponderante

preponderante adjetivo Que prepondera :entre las diferentes fuentes de información del consumidor, la publicidad desempeña un papel preponderante .

preponderar

preponderar verbo intransitivo Dominar o prevalecer [una opinión u otra cosa ] sobre todo lo demás :después de pelearse preponderó la razón y el buen juicio y volvieron a ser amigos .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preponderance

pre pon der ance /prɪpɑ́nd (ə )r (ə )ns |-pɔ́n -/名詞 U ｟かたく｠〖a /the ～〗圧倒的多数, 優位 (predominance ); (重さ数量などで ) «…より » まさること «over » .

preponderant

pre pon der ant /prɪpɑ́nd (ə )r (ə )nt |-pɔ́n -/形容詞重さ [数, 量, 勢力 ]でまさる .

preponderate

pre pon der ate /prɪpɑ́ndərèɪt |-pɔ́n -/動詞｟かたく｠自動詞重さ [数, 量, 勢力 ]でまさる .