Question 1 · Quick check
predominate
CEFRC1
/pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To be more common, important, or powerful than others.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
Examples
I believe that English sentences will always predominate on Tatoeba.
I can't imagine that such transactions would predominate in a truly free market.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
More examples
In contextThese qualities tend to predominate among conservatives but they are present among liberals too.
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.
All in her mind was confusion; still the paramount sense that predominated over all others, was the bitter conviction of his unworthiness.
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Origin
verb
From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate.