| Preponderate 1. (v. t.) To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight, number or influence; to overbalance. 2. (v. t.) To overpower by stronger or moral power. 3. (v. t.) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. 4. (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. Thesaurus Entries best, bestride, better, cap, dictate, dominate, domineer, exceed, excel, go one better, have the ascendancy, improve on, master, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overtop, perfect, play first fiddle, predominate, prevail, reign, rule the roost, surpass, take the lead, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump, twist, wear the pants |