preponderar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praeponderāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾepondeˈɾaɾ/ [pɾe.põn̪.d̪eˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧pon‧de‧rar

Verb

preponderar (first-person singular present prepondero, first-person singular preterite preponderé, past participle preponderado)

  1. (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”.
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