"predominate" meaning in English

See predominate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ [verb], /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ [adjective] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate2.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} predominate
  1. (sometimes proscribed) Predominant. Tags: proscribed, sometimes
    Sense id: en-predominate-en-adj-WS9RIA5g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prædominate [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ [verb], /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ [adjective] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate2.wav Forms: predominates [present, singular, third-person], predominating [participle, present], predominated [participle, past], predominated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} predominate (third-person singular simple present predominates, present participle predominating, simple past and past participle predominated)
  1. (intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. Tags: intransitive Translations (to dominate, succeed by superior numbers): predominar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-predominate-en-verb-qHelkMRh Disambiguation of 'to dominate, succeed by superior numbers': 69 5 26
  2. (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be prominent): predominar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-predominate-en-verb-7SoQ0FeX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 9 76 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 12 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 13 58 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 12 68 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 13 59 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 13 59 10 Disambiguation of 'to be prominent': 1 98 1
  3. (transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-predominate-en-verb-6QTRGcxm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preponderate, prevail, prædominate [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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