Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
predilection
predispose
predisposition
prednisolone
prednisone
predoctoral
predominant
predominantly
predominate
preeclampsia
preembryo
preemie
preeminent
preempt
preemption
preemptive
preemptive right
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "predomin..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

predominate

pre·dom·i·nate [ prə dómmə nàyt ] (past and past participle pre·dom·i·nat·ed, present participle pre·dom·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·dom·i·nates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb be in majority: to be the most common or greatest in number or amount

2. intransitive verb be more important: to have greater importance, power, or influence than others

3. transitive verb dominate somebody or something: to dominate or control somebody or something

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin predominat-, past participle of predominari "rule over" < Latin dominari "rule"]

pre·dom·i·nate·ly adverb
pre·dom·i·na·tion [ prə dòmmə náysh'n ] noun
pre·dom·i·na·tor [ prə dómmə nàytər ] noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft