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preponderate Definition


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preponderate
verb, intr preponderated, preponderating
    1. To be more numerous than it; to predominate.
      Thesaurus: outnumber, prevail, dominate, overrule, rule, override, predominate.
      Form: preponderate over something (often)
    2. To weigh more.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin ponderare to weigh.



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