单词 | predominate |
释义 | predominate[ pri-dom-uh-neyt ] / prɪˈdɒm əˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR predominate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), pre·dom·i·nat·ed, pre·dom·i·nat·ing.to be the stronger or leading element or force. to have numerical superiority or advantage: The radicals predominate in the new legislature. to surpass others in authority or influence; be preeminent: He predominated in the political scene. to have or exert controlling power (often followed by over): Good sense predominated over the impulse to fight. to appear more noticeable or imposing than something else: Blues and greens predominated in the painting. verb (used with object), pre·dom·i·nat·ed, pre·dom·i·nat·ing.to dominate or prevail over. Origin of predominate1585–95; <Medieval Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominārī to predominate. See pre-, dominate SYNONYMS FOR predominate4 overrule, dominate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR predominate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM predominatepre·dom·i·nate·ly [pri-dom-uh-nit-lee], /prɪˈdɒm ə nɪt li/, adverbpre·dom·i·nat·ing·ly, adverbpre·dom·i·na·tion, nounpre·dom·i·na·tor, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH predominatepredominant, predominateWords nearby predominateprednisone, predoctoral, predominance, predominant, predominantly, predominate, preductal, predynastic, pree, pre-echo, preeclampsia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predominateBritish Dictionary definitions for predominatepredominate / (prɪˈdɒmɪˌneɪt) / verb(intr often foll by over) to have power, influence, or control (intr) to prevail or preponderate (tr) rare to dominate or have control over adjective (prɪˈdɒmɪnɪt)another word for predominant Derived forms of predominatepredominately, adverbpredomination, nounpredominator, nounWord Origin for predominateC16: from Medieval Latin praedominārī, from Latin prae before + dominārī to bear rule, domineer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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