predominate
[pri-dom-uh-neyt]
- 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 by over): Good sense predominated over the impulse to fight.
- to appear more noticeable or imposing than something else: Blues and greens predominated in the painting.
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- to dominate or prevail over.
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Origin of predominate
Synonyms
See more synonyms for predominate on Thesaurus.com4. overrule, dominate.
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Examples from the Web for predominately
Contemporary Examples
America remains, and likely will remain, a predominately suburban nation for decades to come.
In some predominately ISIS-controlled provinces, there were attempts to block internet access entirely.
They are ‘stylish,’ at least in a way that allows them to be taken seriously in a predominately male-dominated career.
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The killings of some 7,000 Sunni Syrians in March of 2011 by predominately Alawite security forces forced Hamas to take a stand.
Many of the predominately young demonstrators, however, seemed to be there to protest—and also for the adrenaline.
Historical Examples
The public's conception of medicine is predominately a passive one.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
Certain halls in the universities were predominately Puritan.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.S. A. Reilly
On the whole the Fijians are predominately Melanesian but with numerous Polynesian affinities that vary with locality.
A Racial Study of the FijiansNorman E. Gabel
His body is fairly tall and well muscled, that is, predominately athletic in build.
A Racial Study of the FijiansNorman E. Gabel
The outer is predominately vesiculose, the inner more gelatinous.
The North American Slime-MouldsThomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
predominate
- (intr often foll by over) to have power, influence, or control
- (intr) to prevail or preponderate
- (tr) rare to dominate or have control over
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Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin praedominārī, from Latin prae before + dominārī to bear rule, domineer
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Word Origin and History for predominately
predominate
v.
1590s, from Medieval Latin predominatus, past participle of predominare (see predominant). Related: Predominated; predominating; predominatingly.
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