[pre.pon.der.ate] vb -at.ed ; -at.ing [L praeponderatus, pp. of praeponderare, fr. prae- + ponder-, pondus weight--more at pendant] vi (1623) 1: to exceed in weight
2: to exceed in influence, power, or importance
3: to exceed in numbers ~ vt 1 archaic: outweigh
2. archaic: to weigh down -- pre.pon.der.a.tion n
[2]pre.pon.der.ate adj (1802): preponderant -- pre.pon.der.ate.ly adv