predominate

Predominate is defined as to have control or authority over.

(verb)

An example of predominate is a prison guard having control over prisoners.

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See predominate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb predominated, predominating

  1. to have ascendancy, authority, or dominating influence (over others); hold sway
  2. to be dominant in amount, number, etc.; prevail; preponderate

Origin: < ML predominatus, pp. of predominari: see pre- & dominate

adjective

predominant

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See predominate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pre·dom·i·nat·ed, pre·dom·i·nat·ing, pre·dom·i·nates
verb, intransitive
  1. To have or gain controlling power or influence; prevail: Good predominates over evil in many literary works.
  2. To be of or have greater quantity or importance; preponderate: French-speaking people predominate in Quebec.
verb, transitive
To dominate or prevail over.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin praedominārī, praedomināt-

Origin: : Latin prae-, pre-

Origin: + Latin dominārī, to rule (from dominus, master; see dem- in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

  • pre·domˈi·nate·ly (-nĭt-lē) adverb
  • pre·domˌi·naˈtion noun
  • pre·domˈi·naˌtor noun

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