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preponderating
(encz) | preponderating, adj: |
Preponderating
(gcide) | Preponderate \Pre*pon"der*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Preponderated; p. pr. & vb. n. Preponderating.] [L.
praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before +
ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See
Ponder.]
1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight;
to overbalance.
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An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the
center of the balance, will preponderate greater
magnitudes. --Glanvill.
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2. To overpower by stronger or moral power.
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3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs.]
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The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates
him for peace. --Fuller.
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preponderating
(wn) | preponderating
adj 1: having superior power and influence; "the predominant
mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding,
paramount, predominant, predominate,
preponderant, preponderating] |
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Preponderating
(gcide) | Preponderate \Pre*pon"der*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Preponderated; p. pr. & vb. n. Preponderating.] [L.
praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before +
ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See
Ponder.]
1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight;
to overbalance.
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An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the
center of the balance, will preponderate greater
magnitudes. --Glanvill.
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2. To overpower by stronger or moral power.
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3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs.]
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The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates
him for peace. --Fuller.
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Preponderatingly
(gcide) | Preponderatingly \Pre*pon"der*a`ting*ly\, adv.
In a preponderating manner; preponderantly.
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