The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace.
Fuller.
Pre*pon"der*ate, v. i. 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.
That is no just balance in which the heaviest side will not
preponderate.
Bp. Wilkins.
Pre*pon"der*a`ting*ly (?), adv. In a preponderating manner;
preponderantly.
Pre*pon`der*a"tion (?), n. [L. praeponderatio.] The act or state of
preponderating; preponderance; as, a preponderation of reasons. I.
Watts.
Pre*pose" (?), v. t. [F. prÈposer; pref. prÈ- (L. prae before) + poser.
See Pose.] To place or set before; to prefix. [Obs.] Fuller.
Prep`o*si"tion (?), n. [L. praepositio, fr. praeponere to place before;
prae before + ponere to put, place: cf. F. prÈposition. See Position,
and cf. Provost.]
1. (Gram.) A word employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in an
adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a particle used
with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to
make a phrase limiting some other word; -- so called because usually
placed before the word with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron;
he comes from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running.