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Etymology
From Latin praeponderāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
preponderar (first-person singular present prepondero, first-person singular preterite preponderí, past participle preponderat)
- (intransitive) to predominate, to dominate, to prevail
- Synonyms: predominar, prevaler
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praeponderāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾepondeˈɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧pon‧de‧rar
Verb
preponderar (first-person singular present prepondero, first-person singular preterite preponderé, past participle preponderado)
- (intransitive) to predominate, to dominate, to prevail
2015 November 25, “Reportaje”, in El País:No digamos si hay público y se establece una dramaturgia de la confrontación, pero los debates donde prepondera el análisis sobre la opinión significan un estímulo a la pluralidad informativa y al enriquecimiento de la sociedad”.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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