Main Entry: ¹pre·pon·der·ate

Pronunciation: \pri-ˈpän-də-ˌrāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): pre·pon·der·at·ed; pre·pon·der·at·ing

Etymology: Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare, from prae- + ponder-, pondus weight — more at pendant

Date: 1623

intransitive verb 1 : to exceed in weight
2 : to exceed in influence, power, or importance
3 : to exceed in numberstransitive verb 1 archaic : outweigh
2 archaic : to weigh down

— pre·pon·der·a·tion \-ˌpän-də-ˈrā-shən, ˌprē-\ noun