† predominev.

Forms: 1600s praedomine, 1600s–1700s predomine.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prédominer.

Etymology: < French prédominer (1372–4 in Middle French as predominant , present participial adjective) < post-classical Latin praedominari to predominate, be supreme (frequently from 12th cent. in British and continental sources), to exercise power over a territory (a1536 in Erasmus) < classical Latin prae- pre- prefix + dominārī dominate v. Compare Spanish predominar (1438), Italian predominare (a1470). Compare earlier predominate v., predomineer v.

Obsolete (chiefly Scottish in later use).

1. intransitive. To be the strongest or most abundant element; = predominate v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > be superior in amount or degree

rixlec1175

domine1474

predominate1594

domineer1602

predomine1605

prevail1612

preponder1624

preponderate1688

reign1715

to tip the balance1956

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 34 So th' Element in Wine predomining, It hot and cold, and moist and dry doth bring.

1718 A. Nisbet Ess. Armories ix. 121 The Bearings of many of the present Nobility and Gentry,..show their Progenitors..to have been originally from such Shires where such Figures do predomine.

1760 Answers A. Brodie 16 To discover at what precise Point the salt Water predomines over the fresh for 12 Hours and a Quarter of the 24.

a. intransitive. To have or exert controlling power, to prevail; = predominate v. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [verb (intransitive)] > be in ascendant

star1592

predominate1598

predomine1607

horoscopate1647

1607 M. Drayton Legend Cromwel 17 To my ascendant hasting me to clime, There as the first predomining the time.

1640 R. Baillie Ladensium Αὐτοκατάκρισις (Postscript) 4 Shall partialitie so farre predomine with you, that we..must be reputed Apostates.

1715 F. Grant Law, Relig., & Educ. 15 Where Man commands, without that Curb; the Beast predomines, by the ungovernable Storms of Passions.

1768 W. Robertson tr. P. A. Alletz Hist. Anc. Greece iii. v. 432 His great and good qualities greatly predomined over his vicious and bad.

1783 J. Brown Pract. Piety ii. 225 Sinful lusts often predomine by turns in the same person, as age, station, opportunities, or temptations answer.

b. transitive. To dominate, prevail over; = predominate v. 1b. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [verb (transitive)] > prevail over by superior authority

overrule1576

overtop1584

predominate1590

oversway1593

monarch1600

predominize1648

to have the whip hand (of)1680

predominec1721

c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses i. 2 How far these predomine or influence them, we are very much at a loss to know.

Derivatives

† predomining adj. and n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1628 W. Struther Christian Observ. & Resol. xciii. 262 Senslesnesse domineth in the fleshlie men... It is a predomining Grace, to know the sorts, changes, & degrees of their vices.

1679 J. Brown Life of Faith v. 198 The abounding and predomineing of carnal fears.

a1699 J. Spalding Synaxis Sacra (1703) 32 Some shameful predomining in it that cannot be told without blushing.

1723 R. Riccaltoun Sober Enquiry Present Differences Church of Scotl. ii. 83 It could not but infuse such a Mixture of Fear into his Obedience, that it becomes the predomining Principle.

1753 T. Blackwell Mem. Court of Augustus I. ii. 96 The peculiar predomining character of Rome, to wit, A military State equally fitted to make Conquests and to keep them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	predomine
释义	† predominev. Forms: 1600s praedomine, 1600s–1700s predomine. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prédominer. Etymology: < French prédominer (1372–4 in Middle French as predominant , present participial adjective) < post-classical Latin praedominari to predominate, be supreme (frequently from 12th cent. in British and continental sources), to exercise power over a territory (a1536 in Erasmus) < classical Latin prae- pre- prefix + dominārī dominate v. Compare Spanish predominar (1438), Italian predominare (a1470). Compare earlier predominate v., predomineer v. Obsolete (chiefly Scottish in later use). 1. intransitive. To be the strongest or most abundant element; = predominate v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > be superior in amount or degree rixlec1175 domine1474 predominate1594 domineer1602 predomine1605 prevail1612 preponder1624 preponderate1688 reign1715 to tip the balance1956 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 34 So th' Element in Wine predomining, It hot and cold, and moist and dry doth bring. 1718 A. Nisbet Ess. Armories ix. 121 The Bearings of many of the present Nobility and Gentry,..show their Progenitors..to have been originally from such Shires where such Figures do predomine. 1760 Answers A. Brodie 16 To discover at what precise Point the salt Water predomines over the fresh for 12 Hours and a Quarter of the 24. 2. a. intransitive. To have or exert controlling power, to prevail; = predominate v. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [verb (intransitive)] > be in ascendant star1592 predominate1598 predomine1607 horoscopate1647 1607 M. Drayton Legend Cromwel 17 To my ascendant hasting me to clime, There as the first predomining the time. 1640 R. Baillie Ladensium Αὐτοκατάκρισις (Postscript) 4 Shall partialitie so farre predomine with you, that we..must be reputed Apostates. 1715 F. Grant Law, Relig., & Educ. 15 Where Man commands, without that Curb; the Beast predomines, by the ungovernable Storms of Passions. 1768 W. Robertson tr. P. A. Alletz Hist. Anc. Greece iii. v. 432 His great and good qualities greatly predomined over his vicious and bad. 1783 J. Brown Pract. Piety ii. 225 Sinful lusts often predomine by turns in the same person, as age, station, opportunities, or temptations answer. b. transitive. To dominate, prevail over; = predominate v. 1b. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [verb (transitive)] > prevail over by superior authority overrule1576 overtop1584 predominate1590 oversway1593 monarch1600 predominize1648 to have the whip hand (of)1680 predominec1721 c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses i. 2 How far these predomine or influence them, we are very much at a loss to know. Derivatives † predomining adj. and n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1628 W. Struther Christian Observ. & Resol. xciii. 262 Senslesnesse domineth in the fleshlie men... It is a predomining Grace, to know the sorts, changes, & degrees of their vices. 1679 J. Brown Life of Faith v. 198 The abounding and predomineing of carnal fears. a1699 J. Spalding Synaxis Sacra (1703) 32 Some shameful predomining in it that cannot be told without blushing. 1723 R. Riccaltoun Sober Enquiry Present Differences Church of Scotl. ii. 83 It could not but infuse such a Mixture of Fear into his Obedience, that it becomes the predomining Principle. 1753 T. Blackwell Mem. Court of Augustus I. ii. 96 The peculiar predomining character of Rome, to wit, A military State equally fitted to make Conquests and to keep them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1605
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