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How to pronounce predominate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hulk, loom, tower
Type of lift, rear, rise
Derivation predomination


The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain.
Type Words
Synonyms overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating
Type Words
Synonyms dominate, prevail, reign, rule
Has types overarch, overbalance, preponderate, override, outbalance, outweigh
Derivation predominance, predominant, predomination


Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.

Examples of predominate

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Awkwardness, stuttering, shyness, confusion predominate at the behavioral level.
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Since one-handed use will predominate with the iPad mini, this trend will shift.
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Say in the north or central regaions where Tajiks and Hazara peoples predominate?
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Asians predominate, with Bangladesh, Pakistan and India in the top three spots.
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Solos and duets predominate, while ensembles often seem like cadencing devices.
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By the 1980s and 1990s, hip hop graffiti became predominate in urban communities.
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Even as a Scot, I'm not sure whether Oats or Barley would predominate over Wheat.
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I agree, that the latter, in a robust subsection, would probably not predominate.
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When you think about the various ways you can make money, two ways predominate.
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More examples
  • Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
  • Overriding: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
  • Loom: appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
  • (predomination) predominance: the state of being predominant over others
  • 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; predominant
  • To be superior in number, strength, influence or authority; controlling.
  • To have more power than others