preponderate
pre.pon.der.ate \pri-'pa:n-d*-.ra-t\ \pri-.pa:n-d*-'ra--sh*n, .pre--\ vb [L praeponderatus, pp. of praeponderare, fr. prae- + ponde]r-, pondus weight - more at PENDANT archaic 1: OUTWEIGH archaic 2: to weigh down 1a: to exceed in weight 1b: to descend or incline downward 2: to exceed in influence, power, or importance : PREDOMINATE 3: to exceed in numbers - pre.pon.der.a.tion n