PREPONDERATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they preponderate ... he / she / it preponderates

Past simple: preponderated

Past participle: preponderated

-ing form: preponderating

Meaning:

Weigh more heavily

Example:

these considerations outweigh our wishes

Synonyms:

outbalance; outweigh; overbalance; preponderate

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

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

Derivation:

preponderance (exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight)

preponderance (a superiority in numbers or amount)

preponderance (superiority in power or influence)

preponderant (having superior power and influence)