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Added 9 October 2026

predominate

/pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ verb

Latin root: praedominātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about predominate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
Money reigns supreme here
Appear very large or occupy a commanding position.
The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain

adjective

Having superior power and influence.
the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Origin

From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate.

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