predominate

predominate is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart.
2. transitive verb. To rule over; to overpower.
3. verb. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

   "Money reigns supreme here"

   "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

   Synonyms: dominate, prevail, reign, rule

4. verb. appear very large or occupy a commanding position

   "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"

   "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

   Synonyms: hulk, loom, tower

5. adjective. having superior power and influence

   "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

   Synonyms: overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating

Synonyms

dominate, prevail, reign, rule, hulk, loom, tower, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in predominate:

pentameroid

Common word forms

predominated, predominates, predominately, predominating

Words from these letters

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