to predominate
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6.7
- verb
- /prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪt/
:
predominar
- In the learning commons, these tools predominate since they allow for the development of personal expertise alongside collaborative intelligence.
- tends to predominate
- Women predominate
- groups predominate
But even in these cases, one type predominates.
- But even in these cases, one type predominates.
- Girls are so like, you know, they're all basically all contagious mental illnesses start among and predominate among teenage girls.
- Or how will it free itself from a murky state in which the admixture of baser elements predominates?
- So like, you know, in, in if you look at gangs, for example, and gang violence, men still predominate here in this society when it comes to gang violence.
- So they they very easily feel fear or anxiety or panic or something like that because of the wind element predominating.
- It's it's a question of which is predominating.
Examples
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Special interests and the demands of the market frequently predominate over concern for the common good.
Academic text (2008) -
In South Asia, where democracy once predominated, India is now surrounded by politically unstable, undemocratic states.
Academic text (2008) -
Although more women will move into the higher tiers, women will still predominate at the lower level.
Academic text (1991) -
There is a variety of colors amongst geraniums, but the red and white predominate.
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Conflicts over the Caspian Sea, the Middle East, and other oil hot spots predominate the literature of energy politics.
Academic text (1999) -
As we have seen, simulations suggest that massive stars predominate among the first luminous objects.
Academic text (2011) -
Certain themes tended to predominate in the christening of streets in Singapore.
Academic text (1992) -
Nonetheless, one way of thinking predominates, and that has important ramifications for the entire intellectual tapestry of each culture.
Academic text (2015) -
The cash-only economy that predominates small-scale commercial fishing is equally hard to quantify.
Academic text (2011) -
In the latest election, candidates who favored environmental policies predominated, reflecting the community's concerns.
Synonyms
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5.1
To be stronger or more successful and win in the end
213
3.8
To be the most important or noticeable part of something
49
5.2
To be the most powerful influence in a situation
Having more power or influence than others
To be greater or more important than something else
Antonyms
How Predominant
- US
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6.7
42
4.0
275
3.7
8
6.7
127
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
predominate = dominate (semi-transparent) = pre + domin + ate
A learner who knows 'dominate' can infer a general idea of being dominant or more influential, but 'pre-' does not contribute a clear productive modern English meaning here.
Etymology
The word predominate comes from Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' or 'in front' and domin- from dominus meaning 'lord' or 'master'. So to predominate is to be 'in front' like a ruler, which is why it means having greater numbers, strength, or influence than others.