preponderate
verb
[ prɪˈpɒndəreɪt ]
• be greater in number, influence, or importance.
• "the advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘weigh more, have greater intellectual weight’): from Latin praeponderat- ‘of greater weight’, from the verb praeponderare, from prae ‘before’ + ponderare ‘weigh, consider’.
