English Dictionary

preponderate

動詞

他動詞 廃用 自動詞

(transitive) To outweigh; to be heavier than; to exceed in weight. / (transitive) To overpower by stronger or moral power. / (transitive, obsolete) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.

日本語の意味

（他のものより）重さ、量、または影響力が勝る、優越する / （道徳的または実力によって）圧倒する、優勢に立つ / （古語・時代遅れ）～を好む方向へ導く、判断を下す

The advantages preponderate the disadvantages in this case.

この場合、利点は欠点を上回る。

意味（1）

(transitive) To outweigh; to be heavier than; to exceed in weight.

an inconsiderable weight by virtue of its distance from the Centre of the Ballance, will preponderate much greater magnitudes

意味（2）

(transitive) To overpower by stronger or moral power.

That is the preponderating consideration to which everything else has to yield.

意味（3）

(transitive, obsolete) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.

The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To exceed in weight or influence; hence, to predominate.

Anxiety preponderated over hope; and it was scarcely possible for Evelyn to encounter a danger not previously conjured up by the alarmed fancy of his mistress.

preponderates （ present singular third-person ）

preponderating （ participle present ）

preponderated （ participle past ）

preponderated （ past ）