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▪ I. predominate, a. Now rare.|prɪˈdɒmɪnət|
[app. a mistaken form for predominant, prob. after such adjs. as moderate, temperate.]
= predominant.
1591Nashe Prognostication To Rdr., Wks. (Grosart) II. 143 Mercury being Lord and predominate in the house of Fortune. 1597Beard Theatre God's Judgem. (1612) 509 When crueltie once begineth to bee predominat, it is so vnsatiable that it neuer ceaseth. 1605Timme Quersit. iii. 145 When salt is predominate..it produceth so many kinds of diuers ulcers. 1754Richardson Grandison (1810) II. xi. 136 He gave way to his predominate bias. 1800H. Wells Constantia Neville (ed. 2) II. 273 They commonly possessed..the predominate bad qualities of both Europeans and Africans. 1865E. Burritt Walk Land's End 331 The denomination he [Wesley] founded seems to be the standing or predominate order here.
▪ II. predominate, v.|prɪˈdɒmɪneɪt|
Also 6 præ-.
[f. med.L. *prædomināre (prob. used in 15–16th c. L.): see predomine and -ate3. It might also be f. F. prédominer, like isolate, etc.: see -ate3 6.]
†1. intr. Astrol. To have ascendancy, to exert controlling influence. Obs.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 51 b/1 The astronomicall constellation which ouer vs is prædominating. 1598Shakes. Merry W. ii. ii. 294, I shall awe him with my cudgell: it shall hang like a Meteor ore the Cuckolds horns:..I will predominate ouer the pezant. a1633Austin Medit. (1635) 147 For Saturne (principally predominating, on Saturday) disposed mens minds and bodies to a dull heavinesse.
2. generally.
a. To have or exert controlling power, to lord it over; to surpass in authority or influence, to be superior.
1618Bolton Florus (1636) 228 Our fellowes, and allies most justly demanded equall priviledge with the Romans,..to the hope whereof Drusus had raized them upon a desire to predominate. 1623Cockeram ii, To Gouerne or rule,..predominate,..domineere. 1638Sir T. Herbert Trav. (ed. 2) 237 The women in those parts never predominate. 1807S. Turner Anglo-Sax. (ed. 2) I. i. viii. 87 In this period of the independence of Britain, one tyrant is said to have predominated over the rest. 1855Milman Lat. Chr. xi. iv. V. 102 The Frenchman soon began to predominate over the Pontiff.
b. To be the stronger, main, or leading element; to prevail, preponderate.
1594Carew Huarte's Exam. Wits (1616) 83 When this element predominateth in the mixture. a1687Petty Pol. Arith. i. (1691) 15 Those who predominate in Shipping, and Fishing, have more occasions than others to frequent all parts of the World. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 141 ⁋2 The desires that predominate in our hearts. 1839Murchison Silur. Syst. i. x. 137 The hornblende for the most part predominating over the felspar. 1881Owen in Nature 1 Sept. 421/1 Since the foundation of the Museum in 1753, when the collections of printed books and manuscripts predominated.
c. To occupy a more commanding position; to tower over.
1814Scott Wav. viii, A huge bear, carved in stone, predominated over a large stone-basin. 1859Geo. Eliot A. Bede v, The tall gables and elms of the rectory predominate over the tiny white-washed church.
3. trans. To dominate over, prevail over, control. Now rare.
1607Shakes. Timon iv. iii. 142 Let your close fire predominate his smoke, And be no turne-coats. 1631Celestina i. 11 You happy powers that predominate humane actions, assist. 1810Splendid Follies II. 95 The frailties of your nature predominated the glare of your riches. 1892A. E. Lee Hist. Columbus (Ohio) II. 573 The ambition for outside effect which predominated the original plans seems to have been disdainful of interior comfort.
Hence preˈdominated ppl. a. = predominate a.
1752Hume Ess., Parties (1768) 36 According to that principle which is predominated and is found to have the greatest influence. |