"predominate" meaning in English

See predominate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/, /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predominate2.wav
Etymology: By surface analysis, pre- + dominate. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|pre-|dominate}} By surface analysis, pre- + dominate 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/, /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ 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]
Etymology: By surface analysis, pre- + dominate. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|pre-|dominate}} By surface analysis, pre- + dominate 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 terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 73 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 24 21 36 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 11 69 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 11 59 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 10 68 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 11 56 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 12 58 13 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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