prepotent

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpriːˈpoʊtənt/ UK /ˌpriːˈpəʊtənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1295558

Meanings

1

adj
having exceptional power, authority, or influence; dominant over others

The prepotent empire shaped trade throughout the region.
2

adj
in genetics or breeding, strongly tending to transmit particular traits to offspring

Breeders valued the stallion as a prepotent sire whose markings appeared in many foals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having exceptional power,... dominant predominant powerful

2 adj · in genetics or breeding,... dominanthereditarily influential

More influential

Opposites

subordinate weak recessive

Word family

Derived forms prepotentlyprepotency

Related forms potent predominant dominance

Etymology

From Middle English prepotent and Latin praepotens, "very powerful or predominant," formed from prae-, "before or in front," + potens, "powerful." The specialized breeding sense describes an individual whose hereditary influence is unusually strong.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# prepotent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌpriːˈpoʊtənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpriːˈpəʊtənt/
**Frequency rank:** 1295558

## Meanings
1. having exceptional power, authority, or influence; dominant over others
2. in genetics or breeding, strongly tending to transmit particular traits to offspring

## Examples
- The prepotent empire shaped trade throughout the region.
- Breeders valued the stallion as a prepotent sire whose markings appeared in many foals.

## Synonyms
- dominant
- predominant
- powerful
- influential

## Antonyms
- subordinate
- weak
- recessive

## Derived Forms
- prepotently
- prepotency

## Related Forms
- potent
- predominant
- dominance

## Etymology
From Middle English prepotent and Latin praepotens, "very powerful or predominant," formed from prae-, "before or in front," + potens, "powerful." The specialized breeding sense describes an individual whose hereditary influence is unusually strong.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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