predominate

== English == === Alternative forms === prædominate (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- +‎ dominate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (verb) /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ IPA(key): (adjective) /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ === Verb === predominate (third-person singular simple present predominates, present participle predominating, simple past and past participle predominated) (intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole. (transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh. ==== Synonyms ==== preponderate prevail ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === predominate (comparative more predominate, superlative most predominate) (sometimes proscribed) Predominant. ==== Usage notes ==== Predominate is and has been much less common than predominant as an adjective. Some usage and style authorities frown on predominate as an adjective. For example, Garner's Modern American Usage calls it a "needless variant" and discourages its use on the grounds that it might cause a reader to interpret it as the verb, which has the same spelling. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === pentameroid == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== predominate inflection of predominare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== predominate f pl feminine plural of predominato === Anagrams === pena di morte, perdonatemi, premeditano, pretendiamo == Spanish == === Verb === predominate second-person singular voseo imperative of predominar combined with te