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1 prō-pendeō
prō-pendeō —, ēnsus, ēre, to hang down, preponderate: tantum propendere illam (lancem) putet, ut, etc.—Fig., to weigh more, preponderate: si bona propendent.—To be inclined, be disposed, be favorable: (animi iudicium) quo impellimus propendent: inclinatione voluntatis in nos. -
2 praegravo
prae-grăvo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to press heavily upon, to oppress with weight, to encumber (perh. not before the Aug. period).I.Lit.:B.exonerare praegravante turbā regnum cupiens,
Liv. 5, 34:praegravata telis scuta,
burdened, heavy, id. 7, 23:caper praegravantibus auribus,
drooping, Col. 7, 6.—Transf., to exceed in weight, preponderate:II.ne praegravet fructus parte aliquā,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 184.—Trop., to weigh down, depress: qui praegravat artes, Infra se positas, qs. presses them down by his own superiority, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 13.—B.To preponderate:cito apparebit, pars civitatis deterior quanto praegravet,
Sen. Clem. 1, 24, 1; Suet. Caes. 76. -
3 praepondero
prae-pondĕro, āre, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.ne, portionum aequitate turbatā, mundus praeponderet,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 10, 3:quotiens in alterum latus praeponderans declinarat sarcina,
App. M. 7, 17.—Trop.1.To be of more weight or influence, to have the preference:2.aliquis reum me defendit, sed uxorem meam violavit... in comparatione beneficii praeponderavit injuria,
Sen. Ben. 6, 4, 1:quamvis injuriae praeponderent,
id. Ep. 81, 4:honestas praeponderat,
Gell. 1, 3, 25:exsul,
Stat. Th. 8, 615.—To turn the scale, give a decision, incline:3.in humaniorem partem,
Sen. Clem. 1, 2, 2:si neutro litis condicio praeponderet,
decides neither one way nor the other, Quint. 7, 2, 39:quo praeponderet alea fati,
Luc. 6, 603. —Absol., to show preference, to act with partiality:II.inter duos liberos pari desperatione languentes, da bonum patrem, non praeponderabit,
Quint. Decl. 8, 9; cf.:neutrum, si in neutram partem praeponderet,
inclines, Varr. L. L. 10, § 5 Müll.—Act., to outweigh (class.):qui omnia metiuntur emolumentis et commodis, neque ea volunt praeponderari honestate,
to be surpassed, Cic. Off. 3, 4, 18.
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preponderate — pre·pon·der·ate /pri pän də ˌrāt/ vi at·ed, at·ing: to have greater credibility or convincing weight: have an outweighing effect the evidence either was evenly balanced or preponderated in favor of the state Weston v. State, 682 P.2d 1119 (1984)… … Law dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preponderate — 1620s, to weigh more than, from L. praeponderare outweigh, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + ponderare to weigh (see POUND (Cf. pound) (n.1)). Meaning to exceed in force or power is from 1799 … Etymology dictionary
preponderate — ► VERB ▪ be preponderant. ORIGIN Latin praeponderare weigh more … English terms dictionary
preponderate — [prē pän′dər āt΄, pripän′dər āt΄] vi. preponderated, preponderating [< L praeponderatus, pp. of praeponderare < prae , before + ponderare, to weigh < pondus, weight: see POUND1] 1. Now Rare to weigh more; be heavier 2. to sink or incline … English World dictionary
preponderate — I. verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare, from prae + ponder , pondus weight more at pendant Date: 1623 intransitive verb 1. to exceed in weight 2. to exceed in influence, power, or importance 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
preponderate — 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.… … Universalium
preponderate — verb a) To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance. b) To overpower by stronger or moral power. See Also: preponder … Wiktionary
preponderate — Synonyms and related words: 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 … Moby Thesaurus
preponderate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. excel, outdo, predominate; see exceed , surpass . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To occupy the preeminent position in: dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule. Idioms: have the ascendancy, reign supreme. See OVER … English dictionary for students