preponderate vs reign

preponderate is not a noun while reign is a noun.

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

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

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

preponderate (noun)	reign (noun)
	royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
	the period during which a monarch is sovereign
	a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful

preponderate (verb)	reign (verb)
weigh more heavily	have sovereign power
	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance