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Prominent vs Predominate - What's the difference?

prominent | predominate |

As adjectives the difference between prominent and predominate

is that prominent is standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant while predominate is (nonstandard) predominant.

As a verb predominate is

to dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.

prominent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
  • Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
  • Eminent; distinguished above others.
  • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * prominently

    See also

    * imminent * eminent

    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 ----