Predominate Definition

prĭ-dŏmə-nāt
predominated, predominates, predominating
verb
predominated, predominates, predominating
To have ascendancy, authority, or dominating influence (over others); hold sway.
Webster's New World
To be dominant in amount, number, etc.; prevail; preponderate.
Webster's New World
To dominate or prevail over.
American Heritage
(intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
Wiktionary
To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
Wiktionary
adjective
Predominant.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

(nonstandard) Predominant.

Wiktionary

Origin of Predominate

  • Medieval Latin praedominārī praedomināt- Latin prae- pre- Latin dominārī to rule (from dominus master dem- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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