preponderate
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Definition of preponderate
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1 : to exceed in weight
2 : to exceed in influence, power, or importance
3 : to exceed in numbers
preponderate
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Definition of preponderate (Entry 2 of 2)
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Legal Definition of preponderate
: to have greater credibility or convincing weight : have an outweighing effect the evidence either was evenly balanced or preponderated in favor of the state — Weston v. State, 682 P.2d 1119 (1984) such evidence preponderates against the board's decision
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