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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