preponderate
pronunciation
How to pronounce preponderate in British English:
UK [prɪ'pɒndəreɪt]
How to pronounce preponderate in American English:
US [prɪˈpɑndəˌret]
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- Verb:
- weigh more heavily
Word Origin
- preponderate
- preponderate: see ponder
- preponderate (v.)
- 1610s, "to weigh more than," from Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare "outweigh, make heavier," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ponderare "to weigh" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "to exceed in force or power" is from 1799. Related: Preponderation.