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Meaning Of Preponderate
v. t.
To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in
weight; to overbalance.
v. t.
To overpower by stronger or moral power.
v. t.
To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.
v. i.
To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend,
as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power,
etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side
preponderated.