0 present participle of preponderate
1 to be more important or larger in size or number than other people or things in a group:
Although it was a mixed class, girls preponderated.
The evidence preponderates heavily against the verdict.
A sense of general happiness preponderated.
They gave his statement a preponderating importance which it did not really possess.
Middle-aged or elderly patients preponderated on the ward.
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