predominate
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predominate
- /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/
- /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/
Where it comes from
From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate.
verb predominates · predominating · predominated · prædominate
- To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is likely to be a growing number of school districts where poor children, and poor parents, predominate.
- To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole. All in her mind was confusion; still the paramount sense that predominated over all others, was the bitter conviction of his unworthiness.
- To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
Similar: preponderate, prevail
adjective more predominate · most predominate · prædominate
- Predominant. Eradication of disorder may indirectly reduce crime by stabilizing neighborhoods, but the direct link as formulated by proponents was not the predominate one in our study.
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verb
Similar: preponderate, prevail
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verb to dominate, succeed by superior numbers
| Español | predominar |
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| Português | predominar |
verb to be prominent
| Português | predominar |
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title = {predominate},
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