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preponderate vs dominate

dominate vs preponderate

preponderate and dominate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preponderate No No Yes No
dominate No No Yes No
As verbs, dominate is a hypernym of preponderate; that is, dominate is a word with a broader meaning than preponderate:
  • preponderate: weigh more heavily
  • dominate: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Other hypernyms of preponderate include predominate, prevail, reign, rule.
preponderate (verb) dominate (verb)
weigh more heavily have dominance or the power to defeat over
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
be in control
look down on
be greater in significance than
Difference between preponderate and dominate

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