Outweigh

  • 121Preponderated — Preponderate Pre*pon der*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preponderating}.] [L. praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before + ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See {Ponder}.] 1. To outweigh; to …

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  • 122Preponderating — Preponderate Pre*pon der*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preponderating}.] [L. praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before + ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See {Ponder}.] 1. To outweigh; to …

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  • 123onerous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French honereus, from Latin onerosus, from oner , onus burden; akin to Sanskrit anas cart Date: 14th century 1. involving, imposing, or constituting a burden ; troublesome < an onerous task > 2.&#8230; …

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  • 124outbalance — transitive verb Date: 1644 outweigh …

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  • 125overbear — transitive verb (overbore; overborne; also overborn; bearing) Date: 1535 1. to bring down by superior weight or force ; overwhelm 2. a. to domineer over b. to surpass in importance or cogency ; outweigh …

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  • 126overshadow — transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to cast a shadow over 2. to exceed in importance ; outweigh …

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  • 127overbalance — I. transitive verb Date: 1608 1. outweigh 2. to cause to lose balance II. noun Date: circa 1659 something more than an equivalent …

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  • 128preponderate — I. verb ( ated; ating) 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 …

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