| VERB | stative | predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
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| stative | predominate, loom, tower, hulk | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating | having superior power and influence |
| Sounds | prihdaa'mahnaht; prihdaa'mahney.t | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | ||
| Meaning | Having superior power and influence. | |
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| Synonyms | overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating | |
| Broader | dominant | Exercising influence or control |
| Spanish | predominante, preeminente, preponderante, primordial | |
| Catalan | predominant, preeminent, preponderant, primordial | |
| Meaning | Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" | |
| Synonyms | dominate, rule, reign, prevail | |
| Narrower | overarch | Be central or dominant |
| override | prevail over | |
| preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance | weigh more heavily | |
| Spanish | imperar, perdurar, predominar, prevalecer, reinar, superar | |
| Catalan | imperar, perdurar, predominar, prevaler, superar | |
| Adjectives | predominant | most frequent or common |
| Nouns | predominance, predomination | the state of being predominant over others |
| Meaning | Appear very large or occupy a commanding position. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain" | |
| Synonyms | loom, tower, hulk | |
| Broader | rise, lift, rear | Rise up |
| Spanish | amenazar, elevarse, encumbrarse, predominar, torrar | |
| Catalan | elevar-se, encastellar-se, encimbellar, enlairar-se, predominar | |
| Nouns | predomination | the quality of being more noticeable / noticeable than anything else |
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