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English Dictionary: preponderating	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preponderating adj having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Synonym(s): overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preponderate \Prepon"derate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preponderating}.] [L. praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before + ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See {Ponder}.] 1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance. An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes. --Glanvill. 2. To overpower by stronger or moral power. 3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs.] The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates him for peace. --Fuller.