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
Words Nearby predominate
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How to use predominate in a sentence
It’s this dynamic that predominates in stories about female singers—like musical soap Nashville pitting Connie Britton’s country diva against a young upstart played by Hayden Panettiere.
Their ability to shift where their water-sipping and food-making leaves predominate may also allow such trees to adapt as their climate warms and dries.
Some redwood leaves make food while others drink water | Sofia Quaglia | May 27, 2022 | Science News For Students“During the so-called secession winter of 1860, it was actually Union voices that predominated in this state,” he says, adding that his research shows that sentiment remained through the war.
It is far more transmissible than, and is coming to predominate over, its immediately preceding variant, Delta.
Let's Not Be Fatalistic About Omicron. We Know How to Fight It | Tom Moultrie | December 15, 2021 | TimeThis action-packed year has been full of anxiety, excitement, challenges, and hope, but as we close out 2021 there are several predominating themes.
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Basic services and facilities are now hard to come by; roads may be unpaved or nonexistent; children and old folks predominate.
Ghosts in the Machine: The Story of China’s Rural Migrants and Their Uncertain Future | Ross Perlin | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNot surprisingly, given the elements (brooding auteur, noir template, gulag-y setting), the darker shades of emotion predominate.
Geoff Dyer Takes on Andrei Tarkovsky’s Film ‘Stalker’ in ‘Zona’ | Chris Wallace | February 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAround Santiago, clay and sand predominate, and the soil can not be highly praised.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.We must confess that at present the rich predominate, but the future will be for the virtuous and ingenious.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreThe horizontal lines of the architrave and cornice predominate over the vertical lines of the columns.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordIf it be narrative or descriptive, there is no definition or proof; but the development by details will predominate.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterLet them even make some sacrifice of that buoyant feeling which, at their age, is so apt to predominate.
The Young Man's Guide | William A. Alcott
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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