prepotent

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: pre=po=tent

CIDE DICTIONARY

prepotent, a. [L. praepotens. See Pre-, and Potent.].

•  Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.  Plaifere.  [1913 Webster]
•  Characterized by prepotency.  Darwin.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

prepotent, adj.
1 greater than others in power, influence, etc.
2 a having a stronger fertilizing influence. b dominant in transmitting hereditary qualities.

Derivative

prepotence n. prepotency n.

Etymology

ME f. L praepotens -entis, part. of praeposse (as PRAE-, posse be able)

THESAURUS

prepotent

armipotent, ascendant, at the head, authoritative, boss, chief, cogent, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, energetic, forceful, forcible, general, governing, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in force, in power, in the ascendant, irresistible, leading, master, mighty, mighty in battle, on the throne, operative, paramount, potent, powerful, predominant, predominate, prepollent, preponderant, preponderate, prevailing, prevalent, puissant, regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, ruling, sovereign, striking, strong, supreme, swaying, telling, valid, vigorous, vital