From the M-W Editors
Examples of predominate in a Sentence
the predominate color in the painting
the predominate reason for the change
Origin and Etymology of predominate
alteration of predominant
Definition of predominate
Examples of predominate in a Sentence
Older people predominate in that neighborhood.
Recent Examples of predominate from the Web
-
Many students have linguistic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds that differ from those that predominate Oregon schools.
-
The bias is undeniable: Left-wing professors and students predominate, while conservative thought is often ignored, sometimes marginalized, and occasionally forbidden by oppressive speech codes or threatening mobs.
-
When the iron was in an oxidation state that predominated on early Earth, iron (II), nothing happened.
-
Befitting such a chilling-if-amusing cautionary tale, the set and lighting by designer David Nail sets up an environment in which darkness predominates.
-
North of Northern Boulevard, in the 320-home Westmoreland section east of Little Neck Parkway, Tudor-style houses built in the first half of the last century predominate.
-
Alicia Budd, a member of the CDC advisory committee, noted that influenza A strains predominated last year, with overall moderate flu activity at a similar severity to previous seasons.
-
Cat-lovers predominate, however, with millions of homes opened to these independent creatures.
-
Yet, one of the largest Democratic voting cohorts resides in western Baltimore County: African-American voters who predominate in the Woodlawn-Randallstown-Liberty Heights region.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'predominate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
predominant vs. predominate
Something predominant stands out above all the rest. The predominant theme in an essay is the one that predominates—the main idea that the writer wants to express. (Notice the difference between the adjective and the verb; be sure not to spell the adjective with an -ate ending.) The word is widely used in many fields. For example, the predominant language of Switzerland is German; the predominant cause of obesity in children is a bad diet; and your predominant reason for wanting a larger vocabulary may be to simply be a better-educated person—though the positive effects of a large vocabulary on one's romantic life are well known.
Origin and Etymology of predominate
Medieval Latin praedominatus, past participle of praedominari
PREDOMINATE Defined for English Language Learners
predominate
playDefinition of predominate for English Language Learners
-
: to be more successful or powerful than other people or things
-
: to be greater in number or amount than other types of people or things
PREDOMINATE Defined for Kids
predominate
playDefinition of predominate for Students
predominated
;predominating
: to be greater than others in number, frequency, strength, influence, or authority In this forest, pine trees predominate.
Learn More about predominate
-
Spanish Central: Translation of predominate Nglish: Translation of predominate for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of predominate for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up predominate? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!