prepotent

[ pree-poht-nt ]

/ priˈpoʊt nt /

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adjective

preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant: a prepotent name in the oil business.

Genetics. noting, pertaining to, or having prepotency.

Origin of prepotent

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin praepotent- (stem of praepotēns), present participle of praeposse to have greater power. See pre-, potent¹

OTHER WORDS FROM prepotent

pre·po·tent·ly, adverb

Words nearby prepotent

prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous, prepotency, prepotent, prepotential, preppy, preprandial, prepreference, prepress

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Example sentences from the Web for prepotent

I suppose you will answer that the European forms are prepotent, but this is riding prepotency to death.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
By prepotent we mean having unusual power to transmit characters to offspring.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
The civilized theater has begun to come; the prepotent influence of the audience is recognized.
How to See a Play|Richard Burton
The famous bull Favourite is believed to have had a prepotent influence on the shorthorn race.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

An ambiguous, prepotent figure had come to disturb the ancient, subtle, and jealously guarded balance of the English Constitution.
Queen Victoria|Lytton Strachey

British Dictionary definitions for prepotent

prepotent

/ (prɪˈpəʊtənt) /

adjective

greater in power, force, or influence

biology showing prepotency

Derived forms of prepotent

prepotently, adverb

Word Origin for prepotent

C15: from Latin praepotens very powerful, from posse to be able

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单词	prepotent
释义	prepotent [ pree-poht-nt ] / priˈpoʊt nt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prepotent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant: a prepotent name in the oil business. Genetics. noting, pertaining to, or having prepotency. Origin of prepotent 1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin praepotent- (stem of praepotēns), present participle of praeposse to have greater power. See pre-, potent¹ OTHER WORDS FROM prepotent pre·po·tent·ly, adverb Words nearby prepotent prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous, prepotency, prepotent, prepotential, preppy, preprandial, prepreference, prepress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prepotent I suppose you will answer that the European forms are prepotent, but this is riding prepotency to death. More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin By prepotent we mean having unusual power to transmit characters to offspring. The Dollar Hen\|Milo M. Hastings The civilized theater has begun to come; the prepotent influence of the audience is recognized. How to See a Play\|Richard Burton The famous bull Favourite is believed to have had a prepotent influence on the shorthorn race. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin An ambiguous, prepotent figure had come to disturb the ancient, subtle, and jealously guarded balance of the English Constitution. Queen Victoria\|Lytton Strachey British Dictionary definitions for prepotent prepotent / (prɪˈpəʊtənt) / adjective greater in power, force, or influence biology showing prepotency Derived forms of prepotent prepotently, adverb Word Origin for prepotent C15: from Latin praepotens very powerful, from posse to be able Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prepotent ascendant, chief, current, dominant, pivotal, popular, predominant, preeminent, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, principal, rampant, regnant, rife, supreme, widespread
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prepotent

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