predominate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

adj

/pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate.wav /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate2.wav

predominate predominates predominating predominated prædominate more predominate most predominate

From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate.

preponderate prevail

predominatingly predominately

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