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preponderate vi. 以重量勝過,占優勢,勝過 以重量勝過,占優勢,勝過 preponderate v 1: weigh more heavily; " these considerations outweigh our wishes" [ synonym: { preponderate}, { outweigh}, { overbalance}, { outbalance}] Preponderate \ Pre* pon" der* ate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Preponderating}.] [ 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. [ 1913 Webster] An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes. -- Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To overpower by stronger or moral power. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster]
Preponderate \ Pre* pon" der* ate\, v. i. 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. [ 1913 Webster] That is no just balance in which the heaviest side will not preponderate. -- Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster] 34 Moby Thesaurus words for " preponderate": best, bestride, better, cap, dictate, dominate, domineer, exceed, excel, go one better, have the ascendancy, improve on, master, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overtop, perfect, play first fiddle, predominate, prevail, reign, rule the roost, surpass, take the lead, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump, twist, wear the pants
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