·vt To overpower by stronger or moral power.
III. Preponderate ·vt To
Outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to
Overbalance.
IV. Preponderate ·vi 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.