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PREPONDERATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does preponderate mean?

• PREPONDERATE (verb)
The verb PREPONDERATE has 1 sense:

1. weigh more heavily

Familiarity information: PREPONDERATE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PREPONDERATE (verb)

Sense 1

preponderate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Weigh more heavily

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

outbalance; overbalance; preponderate; outweigh

Hypernyms (to "preponderate" is one way to...):

dominate; predominate; prevail; reign; rule (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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