prepotent

[ pree-poht-nt ]

/ priˈpoʊt nt /

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adjective

preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant: a prepotent name in the oil business.

Genetics. noting, pertaining to, or having prepotency.

Origin of prepotent

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin praepotent- (stem of praepotēns), present participle of praeposse to have greater power. See pre-, potent¹

OTHER WORDS FROM prepotent

pre·po·tent·ly, adverb

Words nearby prepotent

prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous, prepotency, prepotent, prepotential, preppy, preprandial, prepreference, prepress

Example sentences from the Web for prepotent

I suppose you will answer that the European forms are prepotent, but this is riding prepotency to death.

More Letters of Charles Darwin |Charles Darwin
By prepotent we mean having unusual power to transmit characters to offspring.

The Dollar Hen |Milo M. Hastings
The civilized theater has begun to come; the prepotent influence of the audience is recognized.

How to See a Play |Richard Burton
The famous bull Favourite is believed to have had a prepotent influence on the shorthorn race.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Darwin

An ambiguous, prepotent figure had come to disturb the ancient, subtle, and jealously guarded balance of the English Constitution.

Queen Victoria |Lytton Strachey

British Dictionary definitions for prepotent

prepotent

/ (prɪˈpəʊtənt) /

adjective

greater in power, force, or influence

biology showing prepotency

Derived forms of prepotent

prepotently, adverb

Word Origin for prepotent

C15: from Latin praepotens very powerful, from posse to be able

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