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preponder, v.1 Now rare. (prɪˈpɒndə(r)) [a. OF. prépondér-er (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), or L. præponderāre to outweigh, be of greater weight: see pre- A. 5 and ponder v.] † 1. trans. To attribute greater weight or importance to. Obs. rare.1502 W. Atkynson tr. De Imitatione iii. vii. 202 He..preponder...
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preponderer
† preˈponderer Obs. rare—1. [f. preponder v. + -er1.] That which outweighs; in quot. an overbalancing branch.1679 Evelyn Sylva xxvii. (ed. 3) 141 Crooked Trees are reform'd by taking off or topping the præponderers, whilst charg'd with Leaves or Woody and hanging counterpoises.
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preponderant
preponderant, a. (prɪˈpɒndərənt) [ad. L. præponderānt-em, pr. pple. of præponderāre: see preponder. Cf. F. prépondérant (1723 in Hatz.-Darm.).] Preponderating. 1. Surpassing in weight; outweighing, heavier.1664 Power Exp. Philos. ii. 136 The internal Cylinder of Quicksilver in the Tube is not held u...
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preponderation
prepondeˈration Now rare or Obs. [n. of action f. L. præponderāre to preponder; in late L. præponderātio (Gloss. Lat. Gr., in Lewis & Sh.).] 1. The action or fact of preponderating or exceeding in weight; preponderance.1653 Baxter Peace of Consc. 103 If..the scales be turned but with one grain,..its...
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preponderate
▪ I. preponderate, a. rare. (prɪˈpɒndərət) [f. pa. pple. of L. præponderāre (see preponder) + -ate2. For sense cf. predominate a.] = preponderant.1802 Bentham Princ. Judic. Procedure Wks. 1843 II. 8/2 What security can, without preponderate hardship, be provided against falsity uttered by an individ...
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