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(1):

(v. t.) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.

(2):

(v. t.) To overpower by stronger or moral power.

(3):

(v. t.) To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance.

(4):

(v. i.) To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side preponderated.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preponderate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preponderate.html. 1828.
 
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