predominate

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I - verb

1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance (Freq. 2)
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
• Syn:
dominate, rule, reign, prevail
• Derivationally related forms:
prevalence (for: prevail), reign (for: reign), predominant, predomination, predominance
• Hyponyms:
override, overarch, preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
• Syn:
loom, tower, hulk
• Derivationally related forms:
hulk (for: hulk), predomination, tower (for: tower)
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, rear
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP

II - adjective

having superior power and influence
- the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism
• Syn:
overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating
• Similar to:
dominant
• Derivationally related forms:
preponderance (for: preponderant), preponderate (for: preponderant), predominance (for: predominant)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating, loom, tower, hulk, dominate, rule, reign, prevail