preponderate

intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To exceed something else in weight.
2. To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate: "In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate" (Henry Fielding).

adj. (-dər-ĭt)
Preponderant.

[Latin praeponderāre, praeponderāt- : prae-, pre- + ponderāre, to weigh.]

preponderately pre·pon'der·ate·ly adv.
preponderation pre·pon'der·a'tion n.

verb

To occupy the preeminent position in: dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule. Idioms: have the ascendancy, reign supreme. See over/under.

IN BRIEF: To pass in influence or power. Also: To sink downward.

It's about the random acts of kindness which still, magically, preponderate over acts of incivility or nastiness. — John Diamond

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: weigh more heavily
  Synonyms: outweigh, overbalance, outbalance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - have overvægten, være fremherskende
adj. - fremherskende

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwaarder wegen, meer zijn

Français (French)
v. intr. - prédominer
adj. - prépondérant

Deutsch (German)
v. - überwiegen
adj. - überwiegend, vorwiegend

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερτερώ, υπερέχω

Italiano (Italian)
preponderare, predominare, prevalere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - preponderar

Русский (Russian)
преобладать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - preponderar, predominar
adj. - preponderante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - väga tyngre, förhärska, dominera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
占优势, 占优势的, 多数的, 主要的, 突出的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 佔優勢
adj. - 占優勢的, 多數的, 主要的, 突出的

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 무게에 있어서 낫다
adj. - 우세한, 압도적인

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 重さでまさる, 幅をきかす
adj. - 優勢な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) رجح, تفوق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עלה על, עלה בחשיבותו על, הכריע (במשקל)‬
adj. - ‮עליון, מכריע‬

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