单词 | predominate |
释义 | predominate —predominately /pri dom"euh nit lee/, adv. —predominatingly, adv. —predomination, n. —predominator, n. /pri dom"euh nayt'/, v. , predominated, predominating. v.i. 1. to be the stronger or leading element or force. 2. to have numerical superiority or advantage: The radicals predominate in the new legislature. 3. to surpass others in authority or influence; be preeminent: He predominated in the political scene. 4. to have or exert controlling power (often fol. by over): Good sense predominated over the impulse to fight. 5. to appear more noticeable or imposing than something else: Blues and greens predominated in the painting. v.t. 6. to dominate or prevail over. [1585-95; < ML praedominatus, ptp. of praedominari to predominate. See PRE-, DOMINATE] Syn. 4. overrule, dominate. |
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