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preponderate definition

pre·pon·der·ate (prē pän′dər āt′, pri-)

intransitive verb preponderated -·at′ed, preponderating -·at′·ing

  1. Now Rare to weigh more; be heavier
  2. to sink or incline downward, as a scale of a balance
  3. to surpass others in amount, number, power, influence, importance, etc.; predominate

Etymology: < L praeponderatus, pp. of praeponderare < prae-, before + ponderare, to weigh < pondus, weight: see pound

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