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verb
To have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
weigh more heavily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: preponderate, outweigh, overbalance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English outbalance From out- + balance.
