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Meaning of "predominate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREDOMINATE

From Medieval Latin praedominārī, from Latin prae before + dominārī to bear rule, domineer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PREDOMINATE

predominate  [prɪˈdɒmɪˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREDOMINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Predominate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb predominate in English.

WHAT DOES PREDOMINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of predominate in the English dictionary

The first definition of predominate in the dictionary is often foll by over to have power, influence, or control. Other definition of predominate is to prevail or preponderate. Predominate is also to dominate or have control over.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PREDOMINATE

PRESENT

Present
I predominate
you predominate
he/she/it predominates
we predominate
you predominate
they predominate
Present continuous
I am predominating
you are predominating
he/she/it is predominating
we are predominating
you are predominating
they are predominating
Present perfect
I have predominated
you have predominated
he/she/it has predominated
we have predominated
you have predominated
they have predominated
Present perfect continuous
I have been predominating
you have been predominating
he/she/it has been predominating
we have been predominating
you have been predominating
they have been predominating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I predominated
you predominated
he/she/it predominated
we predominated
you predominated
they predominated
Past continuous
I was predominating
you were predominating
he/she/it was predominating
we were predominating
you were predominating
they were predominating
Past perfect
I had predominated
you had predominated
he/she/it had predominated
we had predominated
you had predominated
they had predominated
Past perfect continuous
I had been predominating
you had been predominating
he/she/it had been predominating
we had been predominating
you had been predominating
they had been predominating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will predominate
you will predominate
he/she/it will predominate
we will predominate
you will predominate
they will predominate
Future continuous
I will be predominating
you will be predominating
he/she/it will be predominating
we will be predominating
you will be predominating
they will be predominating
Future perfect
I will have predominated
you will have predominated
he/she/it will have predominated
we will have predominated
you will have predominated
they will have predominated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been predominating
you will have been predominating
he/she/it will have been predominating
we will have been predominating
you will have been predominating
they will have been predominating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would predominate
you would predominate
he/she/it would predominate
we would predominate
you would predominate
they would predominate
Conditional continuous
I would be predominating
you would be predominating
he/she/it would be predominating
we would be predominating
you would be predominating
they would be predominating
Conditional perfect
I would have predominate
you would have predominate
he/she/it would have predominate
we would have predominate
you would have predominate
they would have predominate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been predominating
you would have been predominating
he/she/it would have been predominating
we would have been predominating
you would have been predominating
they would have been predominating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you predominate
we let´s predominate
you predominate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to predominate
Past participle
predominated
Present Participle
predominating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREDOMINATE


abominate
əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt
contaminate
kənˈtæmɪˌneɪt
criminate
ˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt
culminate
ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt
decontaminate
ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt
delaminate
diːˈlæmɪˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
disseminate
dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
examinate
ɪɡˈzæmɪˌneɪt
exterminate
ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt
fulminate
ˈfʌlmɪˌneɪt
germinate
ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt
illuminate
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt
inseminate
ɪnˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
ruminate
ˈruːmɪˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREDOMINATE

predisposed
predisposition
predive
prednisolone
prednisone
predoctoral
predominance
predominancy
predominant
predominantly
predominately
predomination
predominator
predoom
predraft
predrill
predry
predusk
predy
predynastic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREDOMINATE

alginate
aluminate
assassinate
caseinate
combinate
coordinate
determinate
donate
fascinate
hallucinate
indeterminate
indiscriminate
indoctrinate
marinate
ordinate
originate
paginate
procrastinate
subordinate
succinate
urinate

Synonyms and antonyms of predominate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREDOMINATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «predominate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of predominate

Translation of «predominate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREDOMINATE

Find out the translation of predominate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of predominate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «predominate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

占优势
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

predominar
570 millions of speakers

English

predominate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रबल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преобладают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

predominar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাধান্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prédominer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mendominasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überwiegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大勢を占める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우위를 점하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Predominate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thắng thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரும்பான்மையினராக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रबळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstün olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

predominare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeważać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переважають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predomina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυριαρχούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorheers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dominerar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dominerer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of predominate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDOMINATE»

The term «predominate» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDOMINATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about predominate

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4 QUOTES WITH «PREDOMINATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word predominate.
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Fredrik Bajer
Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former.
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David Hare
In oratory the will must predominate.
3
Michael Polanyi
Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more junior standing.
4
William John Wills
I consider nothing low but ignorance, vice, and meanness, characteristics generally found where the animal propensities predominate over the higher sentiments.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREDOMINATE»

Discover the use of predominate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to predominate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Handbook of Good English
See also appositive and complement. predominant vs. predominate Predominant is the adjective, and predominate is the verb. Therefore predominantly, not predominately, is the adverb. Hardwoods predominate in the eastern woodlands- , ...
Edward Johnson, 1991
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Soil survey
The Litz soils predominate in most places, especially in the larger areas along the Holston River and south of Morristown ; the Sequoia soils predominate in the smaller areas south of Witt ; and the Sequoia and Armuchee soils predominate in  ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1946
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Garner's Modern American Usage
“[Managed care has] been a predominate [read predominant] force in the dental market for years.” Kathy Brock, “ODS Execs Push Health Plan Buyout,” Bus. J.— Portland, 12 May 1995, at 1. • “In Pittsburgh, our predominate [read predominant]  ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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The blind and the deaf, 1900
From Table xxviii it appears that among the widowed and divorced, females predominate (widowed, 64.3 per cent; divorced, 51.3 per cent); but females also predominate to a still greater extent among the widowed and divorced of the whole ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1906
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages
God caused the letter Tl (H) to predominate in speech, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Aries (the Ram) in the universe, the month Nisan in the year, and the right foot of the human body (male and female). 2nd.
Manly P. Hall, 2011
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
There are precipitous declines, falls, and drops, and precipitate actions, behaviors, and drawdowns. predominate Misused for predominant. t #VU PG DPVSTF UIF NBHOJmDFOU flag of the USA flies in the predominate position on the Giant ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Questions Concerning Aristotle's On Animals (The Fathers of ...
Question 3: Which elements predominate in homogenous parts. Further, one inquires which elements predominate in homogenous parts. 1. It seems that the light elements do. Now, life depends on heat and moisture. Therefore, those things ...
Albertus, 2008
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Practical Bilevel Optimization: Algorithms and Applications
The leader predominate algorithm essentially employs a trust region bundle method for the upper-level problem using subgradient information from the lower- level problem. The adaptive leader predominate algorithm is a hybrid method for the ...
Jonathan F. Bard, 1998
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Mad Cow Disease and Related Spongiform Encephalopathies
Table 5 Probable correlation of PrP isotype nomenclatures Collinge Characteristics Gambetti Characteristics Type 1 Type 2 Type 2" Type 3 Type 4 Type 4t Type 5 -22 kDaa, M/Mb sCJD brain, 1 monoglycosylated forms predominate (Collinge ...
David A. Harris, 2004
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
See predicable. predominant; predominate. Predominant is the standard adjective; predominate /pri-dom-i-nәt/ is a needless variant. In good usage, predominate is the verb, predominant the adjective. Readers may be confused when ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREDOMINATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term predominate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trustees: Pipeline will avoid protected forest
“Why has Constitution Pipeline insisted on a 'greenfield' route across the tops of mountains where forests and wetlands predominate?” He also ... «Oneonta Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
School supply drives
The predominate need now is to help some of these kids get back to school and get everything they need so they can just jump into their school ... «Alabama's News Leader, Jul 15»
3
Driving around the unfamiliar: Large roundabout opening in Daphne …
"We have Belforest and the school here and that movement is predominate." The roundabout, when opened, will be large. The radius is built to ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
4
As he prepares to leave PPPL in 2016, Smith reflects on five …
But if the two can be shown to have at least some different properties, the disparity could indicate how matter has come to predominate. «Princeton University, Jul 15»
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Philip Marsden scores a hat-trick at 'Cornish Bookers'
Non-Fiction (In which Illustrations Predominate): Salt of the Earth by David & Jan Penprase, published by D & J Publishing. Booklets: Bal ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
6
Upgrading democracy in the Philippines
My hope lies in the clear understanding of our natural and intrinsic strengths – three of which predominate: our archipelagic landscape ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
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Why Kuala Lumpur could be on its way to becoming the sex capital …
Foreign prostitutes from China, Burma (Myanmar), Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia have swamped the locals, and now predominate. «Asian Correspondent, Jul 15»
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Who owns the wind?
Today, in a global economy which runs on fossil fuels, battles over their control and ownership predominate. From the oil shocks of the early ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
9
Datebook: Enameling in America at Fuller Craft Museum
... but it became somewhat overlooked as the minimalist aesthetic started to predominate, leaving sister fields like ceramics, glass, and metal to ... «Blouinartinfo UK, Jul 15»
10
Push Telecommunications for Tele-Medicine (PTT) and M-Health …
Apps at $.99 each will predominate, linking to cognitive computing systems in the cloud. The analytical capabilities of cognitive computers help ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»

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