'Preponderated' definitions:

Definition of 'Preponderated'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To overpower by stronger or moral power. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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