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Webster 1913 Edition
Predominate
Pre-dom′i-nate
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Predominated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Predominating
.] [Pref.
pre-
+ dominate
: cf. F. prédominer
.] To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery;
as, love
. predominated
in her heart[Certain] rays may
predominate
over the rest. Sir. I. Newton.
Pre-dom′i-nate
,Verb.
T.
To rule over; to overpower.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Predominate
PREDOM'INATE
,Verb.
I.
So much did love t'her executed lord
Predominate in this fair lady's heart.
The rays reflected least obliquely may predominate over the rest.
PREDOM'INATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
predominate
predominate
English
Alternative forms
- prædominate (obsolete)
Verb
predominate (third-person singular simple present predominates, present participle predominating, simple past and past participle predominated)
- (intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
- (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
- (transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
Translations
Synonyms
Adjective
predominate
Translations
predominant — see predominant
Usage notes
- Predominate is and has been much less common than predominant as an adjective.
- Some usage and style authorities frown on predominate as an adjective. For example, Garner's Modern American Usage calls it a "needless variant" and discourages its use on the grounds that it might cause a reader to interpret it as the verb, which has the same spelling.
Italian
Verb
predominate
- second-person plural present indicative of predominare
- second-person plural imperative of predominare
- feminine plural of predominato