LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

praeponderō

praeponderō (present infinitive praeponderāre, perfect active praeponderāvī, supine praeponderātum)
Classical[prae̯ˈpɔn.dɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[preˈpɔn.de.ro]

Meaning

  1. to preponderate (give more weight or influence to)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praeponderōpraeponderābampraeponderābōpraeponderāvīpraeponderāverampraeponderāverō
praeponderārō
2nd sg.praeponderāspraeponderābāspraeponderābispraeponderāvistī
praeponderāstī		praeponderāverās
praeponderārās		praeponderāveris
3rd sg.praeponderatpraeponderābatpraeponderābitpraeponderāvitpraeponderāverat
praeponderārat		praeponderāverit
praeponderārit
1st pl.praeponderāmuspraeponderābāmuspraeponderābimuspraeponderāvimuspraeponderāverāmuspraeponderāverimus
praeponderārimus
2nd pl.praeponderātispraeponderābātispraeponderābitispraeponderāvistis
praeponderāstis		praeponderāverātis
praeponderārātis		praeponderāveritis
praeponderāritis
3rd pl.praeponderantpraeponderābantpraeponderābuntpraeponderāvērunt
praeponderāvēre, praeponderārunt		praeponderāverant
praeponderārant		praeponderāverint
praeponderārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praeponderempraeponderārempraeponderāverim
praeponderārim		praeponderāvissem
praeponderāssem
2nd sg.praeponderēspraeponderārēspraeponderāverīspraeponderāvissēs
praeponderāssēs
3rd sg.praeponderetpraeponderāretpraeponderāverit
praeponderārit		praeponderāvisset
praeponderāsset
1st pl.praeponderēmuspraeponderārēmuspraeponderāverīmus
praeponderārīmus		praeponderāvissēmus
praeponderāssēmus
2nd pl.praeponderētispraeponderārētispraeponderāverītis
praeponderārītis		praeponderāvissētis
praeponderāssētis
3rd pl.praeponderentpraeponderārentpraeponderāverint
praeponderārint		praeponderāvissent
praeponderāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praeponderorpraeponderābarpraeponderābor
2nd sg.praeponderāris
praeponderāre		praeponderābāris
praeponderābāre		praeponderāberis
praeponderābere
3rd sg.praeponderāturpraeponderābāturpraeponderābitur
1st pl.praeponderāmurpraeponderābāmurpraeponderābimur
2nd pl.praeponderāminīpraeponderābāminīpraeponderābiminī
3rd pl.praeponderanturpraeponderābanturpraeponderābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praepondererpraeponderārer
2nd sg.praeponderēris
praeponderēre		praeponderārēris
praeponderārēre
3rd sg.praeponderēturpraeponderārētur
1st pl.praeponderēmurpraeponderārēmur
2nd pl.praeponderēminīpraeponderārēminī
3rd pl.praeponderenturpraeponderārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praeponderāpraeponderāre
pres. 2nd pl.praeponderātepraeponderāminī
fut. 2nd sg.praeponderātōpraeponderātor
fut. 3rd sg.praeponderātōpraeponderātor
fut. 2nd pl.praeponderātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praeponderantōpraeponderantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraeponderārepraeponderārī
perfect infinitivepraeponderāvisse
praeponderāsse		praeponderātum esse
future infinitivepraeponderātūrum essepraeponderātum īrī
present participlepraeponderāns—
perfect participle—praeponderātus
praeponderāta, praeponderātā, praeponderātae, praeponderātam, praeponderātārum, praeponderātās, praeponderātī, praeponderātōrum, praeponderātōs
future participlepraeponderātūrus
praeponderātūra, praeponderātūrā, praeponderātūrae, praeponderātūram, praeponderātūrārum, praeponderātūrās, praeponderātūre, praeponderātūrī, praeponderātūrīs, praeponderātūrō, praeponderātūrōrum, praeponderātūrōs, praeponderātūrum		praeponderandus
praeponderanda, praeponderandā, praeponderandae, praeponderandam, praeponderandārum, praeponderandās, praeponderande, praeponderandīs, praeponderandōrum, praeponderandōs
gerundpraeponderandī, praeponderandō, praeponderandumsupinepraeponderātum, praeponderātū

prae-pondĕro, āre, v. n. and a.
I.
I. Neutr., to be of greater weight, to preponderate, incline (post-Aug.; cf. propendeo).
A. Lit.: ne, portionum aequitate turbatā, mundus praeponderet, Sen. Q. N. 3, 10, 3: quotiens in alterum latus praeponderans declinarat sarcina, App. M. 7, 17.—
B. Trop.
1. To be of more weight or influence, to have the preference: aliquis reum me defendit, sed uxorem meam violavit ... in comparatione beneficii praeponderavit injuria, Sen. Ben. 6, 4, 1: quamvis injuriae praeponderent, id. Ep. 81, 4: honestas praeponderat, Gell. 1, 3, 25: exsul, Stat. Th. 8, 615.—
2. To turn the scale, give a decision, incline: in humaniorem partem, Sen. Clem. 1, 2, 2: si neutro litis condicio praeponderet, decides neither one way nor the other, Quint. 7, 2, 39: quo praeponderet alea fati, Luc. 6, 603. —
3. Absol., to show preference, to act with partiality: inter duos liberos pari desperatione languentes, da bonum patrem, non praeponderabit, Quint. Decl. 8, 9; cf.: neutrum, si in neutram partem praeponderet, inclines, Varr. L. L. 10, § 5 Müll.—
II. Act., to outweigh (class.): qui omnia metiuntur emolumentis et commodis, neque ea volunt praeponderari honestate, to be surpassed, Cic. Off. 3, 4, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraeponderō

Latin pondero Latin praeponderō From prae- + pondero.

Descendants
  • Catalanpreponderar
  • Englishpreponder
  • Englishpreponderate
  • Italianpreponderare
  • Portuguesepreponderar
  • Spanishpreponderar

In English words that came into English from praeponderō

  • preponderatepraeponderatus
  • preponderantpraeponderāns
  • preponderationpraeponderō

Quick answers

What does praeponderō mean in Latin?
praeponderō, a verb, means “to preponderate (give more weight or influence to)”.
What are the principal parts of praeponderō?
praeponderō, praeponderāre, praeponderāvī, praeponderātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce praeponderō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈpɔn.dɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈpɔn.de.ro].
Where does praeponderō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praeponderō.
Which English words come from praeponderō?
English words that go back to Latin praeponderō include preponderate, preponderant and preponderation.