Predominate Meaning
/pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
verbTo be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
Sentence Examples
I can't imagine that such transactions would predominate in a truly free market.
I believe that English sentences will always predominate on Tatoeba.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In this coastal area, pine trees ____ over all other types of plant life.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the northern regions, coniferous forests ____ due to the cold climate and poor soil conditions.
Word Origin & History
From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is likely to be a growing number of school districts where poor children, and poor parents, predominate."
— 2018 June 24, Annette Lareau, Elliot B. Weininger and Amanda Barrett Cox, “How Entitled Parents Hurt Schools”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2019:
"These qualities tend to predominate among conservatives but they are present among liberals too."
— 2021 April 29, Sabrina Tavernise, “Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2021:
"All in her mind was confusion; still the paramount sense that predominated over all others, was the bitter conviction of his unworthiness."
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XXXIV. Confidence.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 296:
"During the silk weavers strike on Jersey City Heights and in West Hoboken last Summer, Poidebard's mill was regarded as especially obnoxious by the strikers, and the largely predominating Socialist element among them frequently menaced it with attack."
— 1887 March 1, “SHOTS THROUGH A WINDOW.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024:
"Thus, even though a total of four lags of inflation enters the right hand side, forward looking behavior still predominates."
— 1999, Galí, Jordi and Mark Gertler, “Inflation dynamics: A structural econometric analysis”, in Journal of Monetary Economics, volume 44, page 215:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In this coastal area, pine trees ____ over all other types of plant life.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the northern regions, coniferous forests ____ due to the cold climate and poor soil conditions.