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| | Preponderatingly | adv. In a preponderating manner; preponderantly. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Preponderate | 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 ] | | Preponderate | v. i. To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side preponderated. [ 1913 Webster ] That is no just balance in which the heaviest side will not preponderate. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Preponderation | n. [ L. praeponderatio. ] The act or state of preponderating; preponderance; as, a preponderation of reasons. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | preponderate | (พรีพอน'ดะเรท) vi. เหนือกว่า (น้ำหนัก, อำนาจ, อิทธิพล, จำนวนหรืออื่น ๆ) ., See also: preponderation n., Syn. prevail |
| | | | Preponderate | 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 ] | | Preponderate | v. i. To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side preponderated. [ 1913 Webster ] That is no just balance in which the heaviest side will not preponderate. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Preponderatingly | adv. In a preponderating manner; preponderantly. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Preponderation | n. [ L. praeponderatio. ] The act or state of preponderating; preponderance; as, a preponderation of reasons. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | 勝る(P);優る | [まさる, masaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; (2) to outweigh; to preponderate; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
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