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Predominate vs Sustains - What's the difference?

predominate | sustains |

As verbs the difference between predominate and sustains

is that predominate is to dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size while sustains is (sustain).

As an adjective predominate

is (nonstandard) predominant.

As a noun sustains is

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predominate

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Verb

  • To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
  • To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
  • To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.

    • Synonyms

    * preponderate

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) predominant
    • English terms derived from Latin ----

    sustains

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (sustain)