predominate

verb

/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/

/prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they predominate	/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪt/
he / she / it predominates	/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪts/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪts/
past simple predominated	/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/
past participle predominated	/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form predominating	/prɪˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /prɪˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to be greater in amount or number than something/somebody else in a place, group, etc.（数量上）占优势；居多
- a colour scheme in which red predominates以红色为主的色彩组合
- Women predominated in the audience.观众以妇女为主。
- Young men tend to predominate in the crime statistics.年轻人在犯罪统计中往往占主导地位。
[intransitive] predominate (over somebody/something) to have the most influence or importance占主导地位；有最大影响（或重要性）
- Private interest was not allowed to predominate over the public good.私人利益不得凌驾于公众利益之上。

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin predominat- ‘predominated’, from the verb predominari (see pre-, dominate).

TOEFL BNC: 10047 COCA: 13934

predominate