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Verb: preponderate  pri'pón-du`reyt
  1. Weigh more heavily
    "these considerations preponderate our wishes"
    - outweigh, overbalance, outbalance

Derived forms: preponderates, preponderating, preponderated

See also: preponderance, preponderant

Type of: dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule