prépotent — ⇒PRÉPOTENT, ENTE, adj. Vieilli. [En parlant d une pers.] Qui dispose d un pouvoir absolu et abusif. Burty m entraîne chez Haviland, dont il doit faire voir la fabrique aux Kestner, à cette famille prépotente en l heure actuelle (GONCOURT, Journal … Encyclopédie Universelle
Prepotent — Pre*po tent, a. [L. praepotens. See {Pre }, and {Potent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prepotent — index dominant, forcible, influential, master, omnipotent, paramount, potent, sovereign (absolute) … Law dictionary
prepotent — prepotently, adv. /pree poht nt/, adj. 1. preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant: a prepotent name in the oil business. 2. Genetics. noting, pertaining to, or having prepotency. [1375 1425; late ME < L praepotent (s. of… … Universalium
prepotent — pre·po·tent pōt ənt adj 1) exhibiting genetic prepotency: DOMINANT 2) having priority over other response tendencies esp. by virtue of maturational primacy, recentness of emission or evocation, repetition with positive reinforcement, or greater… … Medical dictionary
prepotent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praepotent , praepotens, from prae + potens powerful more at potent Date: 15th century 1. a. having exceptional power, authority, or influence b. exceeding others in power 2. exhibiting genetic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prepotent — adjective a) Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. b) Characterized by prepotency … Wiktionary
prepotent — Synonyms and related words: armipotent, ascendant, at the head, authoritative, boss, chief, cogent, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, energetic, forceful, forcible, general, governing, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high… … Moby Thesaurus
prepotent — pre|po|tent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
prepotent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. potent, effective, dynamic; see powerful 1 , strong 8 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having preeminent significance: ascendant, dominant, predominant, prevailing, regnant, ruling, supreme. See IMPORTANT … English dictionary for students
