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   preponderate

   /priːˈpɒndəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. be greater in number, influence, or importance: "the advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘weigh more, have greater intellectual weight’): from Latin praeponderat- ‘of greater weight’, from the verb praeponderare, from prae ‘before’ + ponderare ‘weigh, consider’.

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