preponderate
verb
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preponderated;
preponderating
Definition of preponderate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to exceed in weight
2
: to exceed in influence, power, or importance
3
: to exceed in numbers
preponderate
adjective
pre·pon·der·ate
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Definition of preponderate (Entry 2 of 2)
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Verb
preponderation
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noun
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noun
Adjective
preponderately
adverb
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preponderate
intransitive verb
pre·pon·der·ate
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preponderated;
preponderating
Legal Definition of preponderate
: 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) such evidence preponderates against the board's decision