predominate

[pri-dom-uh-neyt]

verb (used without object)

predominated, predominating 

1. to be the stronger or leading element or force.

2. to have numerical superiority or advantage.

   The radicals predominate in the new legislature.

3. to surpass others in authority or influence; be preeminent.

   He predominated in the political scene.

4. to have or exert controlling power (often followed byover ).

   Good sense predominated over the impulse to fight.

   Synonyms: dominate, overrule

5. to appear more noticeable or imposing than something else.

   Blues and greens predominated in the painting.

verb (used with object)

predominated, predominating 

1. to dominate or prevail over.

predominate

/ prɪˈdɒmɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to have power, influence, or control

2. (intr) to prevail or preponderate

3. rare,  (tr) to dominate or have control over

adjective

1. another word for predominant

Other Word Forms

• predominately adverb
• predominatingly adverb
• predomination noun
• predominator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of predominate¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominārī to predominate. See pre-, dominate

Word History and Origins

Origin of predominate¹

C16: from Medieval Latin praedominārī, from Latin prae before + dominārī to bear rule, domineer

Example Sentences

Holly, 15, has been learning predominately from home since January 2024, only going in for exams and essential assessments.

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Nigeria has a population of some 237 million people, split roughly between Muslims, who predominate in the north of the country, and Christians.

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Communities with high numbers of rough sleepers will get less than those where homeless people still predominately live in vehicles and tents.

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It's deliberately very soft, and the idea behind introducing it was to try to generate more pit stops, and force teams away from the one-stop strategies that predominate in F1 at the moment.

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The proposed plans could add more registered Democrats to Valadao’s predominately Latino district in the Central Valley.

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