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preponderating
pre·pon·der·ate P0530600 (prĭ-pŏn′də-rāt′)intr.v. pre·pon·der·at·ed, pre·pon·der·at·ing, pre·pon·der·ates 1. To exceed something else in weight.2. To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate: "In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate" (Henry Fielding).adj. (-dər-ĭt) Preponderant.
[Latin praeponderāre, praeponderāt- : prae-, pre- + ponderāre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·pon′der·ate·ly adv.pre·pon′der·a′tion n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | preponderating - having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, predominantdominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
preponderating
Synonyms for preponderatingadj having superior power and influenceSynonyms- overriding
- paramount
- predominate
- preponderant
- predominant
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