pre·pon·der·ate
pri-ˈpän-də-ˌrāt 
preponderated; preponderating
1
: to exceed in weight
2
: to exceed in influence, power, or importance
3
: to exceed in numbers
pre·pon·der·ate
pri-ˈpän-də-rət
preponderately
adverb
pre·pon·der·a·tion
prēˌpändəˈrāshən
plural -s
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2
archaic
: the addition of weight to one side of a balance
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Representation has preponderated in the medium to such an extent that its hold has seemed complete.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
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preponderate
intransitive verb
pre·pon·der·ate
pri-ˈpän-də-ˌrāt
preponderated; preponderating
: to have greater credibility or convincing weight : have an outweighing effect
the evidence either was evenly balanced or preponderated in favor of the state—Weston v. State, 682 P.2d 1119 (1984)
Weston v. State, 682 P.2d 1119 (1984)such evidence preponderates against the board's decision
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