preponderate vs prevail

preponderate and prevail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preponderate	No	No	Yes	No
prevail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prevail is a hypernym of preponderate; that is, prevail is a word with a broader meaning than preponderate:

Other hypernyms of preponderate include dominate, predominate, reign, rule.

preponderate (verb)	prevail (verb)
weigh more heavily	use persuasion successfully
	prove superior
	continue to exist
	be valid, applicable, or true
	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance