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predominate
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As a verb, predominate means dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. As an adjective, it means predominant.
Meanings of predominate
7 meaningsverb
To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
adjective
Predominant.
Having superior power and influence
“the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”
Similar: overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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All synonyms for predominate →adjective: having superior power and influence
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