preponderv.¹

Brit.

/priːˈpɒndə/, U.S.

/priˈpɑndər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praeponderāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin praeponderāre to outweigh, to be of greater weight, to incline in a particular direction, in post-classical Latin also to overburden (Vetus Latina), to outweigh in importance (4th cent.), to exceed (5th cent.) < prae- pre- prefix + ponderāre ponder v. Compare later preponderate v.², and the Romance parallels cited at that entry.

Now rare.

†1. transitive. To attribute greater weight or importance to. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > attach importance to > make more important

arearc885

upheavea1300

upraisea1300

uphigh13..

enhancec1325

liftc1330

uplift1338

uphebbe1340

uptakec1340

magnifya1382

upreara1382

uphancec1390

preponder?1504

upbring1513

exaggerate1564

greaten1589

weighc1595

to make much matter ofa1649

aggravate1698

aggrandize1709

beef1941

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. vii. 202 He..prepondereth the gyuer before all thynges gyuen [L. infra dilectum omnia data ponit].

2. intransitive. To have greater weight, importance, etc.; = preponderate v.² 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > have influence [verb (intransitive)] > have greater influence

overrule1578

preponder1599

overweigh1647

overbalance1659

preponderate1659

preside1718

1599 R. Parsons Temperate Ward-word 106 His one..sinne of heresie..prepondereth with Gods iustice more greeuously then all other infirmities and sinnes put to gither.

1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 340 Subscribers, whose hearts God hath touched, to make the sense of their oath to God, preponder with them above all other worldly respects and fears.

1777 Votes & Proceedings House of Representatives of Pennsylvania 369 Books..have been ever held in the highest Estimation in all Countries where Rationality prepondereth against Ignorance.

1820 J. Cleland Rise & Progress Glasgow 39 The Trades' Burgesses have prepondered.

1893 Scribner's Mag. June 749/1 As it is, the embellishments preponder over constructive ability.

2002 Daily Record Rochester (N.Y.) (Nexis) 6 Mar. Evidence on the issue of future damages so prepondered in favor of the plaintiff that the verdict could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence.

†3. transitive. To outweigh in importance, to preponderate over. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [verb (transitive)]

overweigh?c1225

outweigh1562

preponderate1611

preponder1624

outpoise1630

outbalance1642

overbear1712

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > be superior in amount or degree

rixlec1175

domine1474

predominate1594

domineer1602

predomine1605

prevail1612

preponder1624

preponderate1688

reign1715

to tip the balance1956

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > consider, deliberate [verb (transitive)] > beforehand

forethinkc897

advise1385

ripea1475

prepense1509

premeditate?1526

forecast1534

prepend1534

precogitate1569

ruminatea1592

preponderate1599

preponder1624

study1663

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. i. 42 [Channelled pillars] ought..not to bee the more slender, but the more Corpulent, vnlesse apparances preponder truths.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Surrey 76 Though the transporting thereof be by Law forbidden, yet private profit so prepondereth the publick, that Ships ballasted therewith are sent over into Holland, where they have..Magazins of this Earth.

1772 J. Wilson Unto Right Honourable Lords of Council & Session 7 The expediency and favor of the creditor prepondereth the wilful disadvantage of the debtor's heir.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

preponderv.²

Brit.

/priːˈpɒndə/, U.S.

/priˈpɑndər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, ponder v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + ponder v. Compare slightly earlier preponderate v.¹

Now rare.

transitive and intransitive. To ponder beforehand, consider in advance.

ΚΠ

1614 J. Norden Labyrinth Mans Life sig. F4 ^v The wise preponder, what they vndertake.

1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 99 Lest Precipitancy spoil my Sport, I'le preponder my Rudiments.

1708 E. Coles Pract. Disc. God's Sovereignty 254 The Lord is said, To weigh the Path of the Just; Which is not meant, only of His observing their Works;..but, as prepondering what they are to do;..and apportioning their..Assistance answerably.

1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock xvi. 179 Let us preponder awhile on its momentous beauties, its ambiguous advantages, and its inevitable principles.

1907 Washington Post 4 Aug. 40/5 Me and Andy sat a while prepondering over our silent meditations.

1997 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 26 July b7 The next plan calls for a group of 5,000 Britons to pre-ponder policies and strategies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preponder
释义	preponderv.¹ Brit. /priːˈpɒndə/, U.S. /priˈpɑndər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praeponderāre. Etymology: < classical Latin praeponderāre to outweigh, to be of greater weight, to incline in a particular direction, in post-classical Latin also to overburden (Vetus Latina), to outweigh in importance (4th cent.), to exceed (5th cent.) < prae- pre- prefix + ponderāre ponder v. Compare later preponderate v.², and the Romance parallels cited at that entry. Now rare. †1. transitive. To attribute greater weight or importance to. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > attach importance to > make more important arearc885 upheavea1300 upraisea1300 uphigh13.. enhancec1325 liftc1330 uplift1338 uphebbe1340 uptakec1340 magnifya1382 upreara1382 uphancec1390 preponder?1504 upbring1513 exaggerate1564 greaten1589 weighc1595 to make much matter ofa1649 aggravate1698 aggrandize1709 beef1941 ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. vii. 202 He..prepondereth the gyuer before all thynges gyuen [L. infra dilectum omnia data ponit]. 2. intransitive. To have greater weight, importance, etc.; = preponderate v.² 1b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > have influence [verb (intransitive)] > have greater influence overrule1578 preponder1599 overweigh1647 overbalance1659 preponderate1659 preside1718 1599 R. Parsons Temperate Ward-word 106 His one..sinne of heresie..prepondereth with Gods iustice more greeuously then all other infirmities and sinnes put to gither. 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 340 Subscribers, whose hearts God hath touched, to make the sense of their oath to God, preponder with them above all other worldly respects and fears. 1777 Votes & Proceedings House of Representatives of Pennsylvania 369 Books..have been ever held in the highest Estimation in all Countries where Rationality prepondereth against Ignorance. 1820 J. Cleland Rise & Progress Glasgow 39 The Trades' Burgesses have prepondered. 1893 Scribner's Mag. June 749/1 As it is, the embellishments preponder over constructive ability. 2002 Daily Record Rochester (N.Y.) (Nexis) 6 Mar. Evidence on the issue of future damages so prepondered in favor of the plaintiff that the verdict could not have been reached on any fair interpretation of the evidence. †3. transitive. To outweigh in importance, to preponderate over. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [verb (transitive)] overweigh?c1225 outweigh1562 preponderate1611 preponder1624 outpoise1630 outbalance1642 overbear1712 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > be superior in amount or degree rixlec1175 domine1474 predominate1594 domineer1602 predomine1605 prevail1612 preponder1624 preponderate1688 reign1715 to tip the balance1956 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > consider, deliberate [verb (transitive)] > beforehand forethinkc897 advise1385 ripea1475 prepense1509 premeditate?1526 forecast1534 prepend1534 precogitate1569 ruminatea1592 preponderate1599 preponder1624 study1663 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. i. 42 [Channelled pillars] ought..not to bee the more slender, but the more Corpulent, vnlesse apparances preponder truths. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Surrey 76 Though the transporting thereof be by Law forbidden, yet private profit so prepondereth the publick, that Ships ballasted therewith are sent over into Holland, where they have..Magazins of this Earth. 1772 J. Wilson Unto Right Honourable Lords of Council & Session 7 The expediency and favor of the creditor prepondereth the wilful disadvantage of the debtor's heir. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). preponderv.² Brit. /priːˈpɒndə/, U.S. /priˈpɑndər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, ponder v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + ponder v. Compare slightly earlier preponderate v.¹ Now rare. transitive and intransitive. To ponder beforehand, consider in advance. ΚΠ 1614 J. Norden Labyrinth Mans Life sig. F4 ^v The wise preponder, what they vndertake. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 99 Lest Precipitancy spoil my Sport, I'le preponder my Rudiments. 1708 E. Coles Pract. Disc. God's Sovereignty 254 The Lord is said, To weigh the Path of the Just; Which is not meant, only of His observing their Works;..but, as prepondering what they are to do;..and apportioning their..Assistance answerably. 1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock xvi. 179 Let us preponder awhile on its momentous beauties, its ambiguous advantages, and its inevitable principles. 1907 Washington Post 4 Aug. 40/5 Me and Andy sat a while prepondering over our silent meditations. 1997 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 26 July b7 The next plan calls for a group of 5,000 Britons to pre-ponder policies and strategies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹?1504v.²1614
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