preponderate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for preponderate

preponderate 🔊

preponderate : වැදගත්කමින් අධිකව පවතිනවා

preponderate : බලයෙන් අධිකව පවතිනවා

preponderate : ප්‍රමාණයෙන් අධිකව පවතිනවා

preponderate definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance.
  2. To overpower by stronger or moral power.
  3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.

Intransitive verb. 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.