predominate

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Verb

predominate (predominates, present participle predominating; past and past participle predominated)

1. (intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
2. (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
3. (transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.

Synonyms

• preponderate
• prevail

Adjective

1. Predominant.

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