predominate
to be the stronger or leading element or force.
to have numerical superiority or advantage: The radicals predominate in the new legislature.
to surpass others in authority or influence; be preeminent: He predominated in the political scene.
to have or exert controlling power (often followed byover): Good sense predominated over the impulse to fight.
to appear more noticeable or imposing than something else: Blues and greens predominated in the painting.
to dominate or prevail over.
Origin of predominate
1Other words for predominate
Other words from predominate
- pre·dom·i·nate·ly [pri-dom-uh-nit-lee], /prɪˈdɒm ə nɪt li/, adverb
- pre·dom·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb
- pre·dom·i·na·tion, noun
- pre·dom·i·na·tor, noun
Words that may be confused with predominate
- predominant, predominate
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How to use predominate in a sentence
In these days it almost seemed as if the girl in her predominatingly soft, serious mood were awaiting the declaration of his love.
Atlantis | Gerhart HauptmannThen the transference produces the projection upon the doctor of infantile phantasies, often of predominatingly erotic tinge.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology | C. G. JungHowever, one thing seemed beyond dispute; it was predominatingly a masculine wickedness.
A Poor Wise Man | Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for predominate
/ (prɪˈdɒmɪˌneɪt) /
(intr often foll by over) to have power, influence, or control
(intr) to prevail or preponderate
(tr) rare to dominate or have control over
Origin of predominate
1Derived forms of predominate
- predominately, adverb
- predomination, noun
- predominator, noun
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