HyperDic: preponderate

English > 1 sense of the word preponderate:
VERBstativepreponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalanceweigh more heavily
English > preponderate: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaningweigh more heavily.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsoutweigh, overbalance, outbalance
Broaderpredominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevailBe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Spanishpreponderar
Adjectivespreponderanthaving superior power and influence
Nounspreponderancea superiority in numbers or amount
preponderanceexceeding in heaviness
preponderancesuperiority in power or influence

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