how to pronounce predominate

/pɹɪˈdɑːməˌnɛɪt/

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predominate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of predominate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… tend to predominate and the other side …”

meanings of predominate

verb:

To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.

adjective:

Predominant.

predominate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word predominate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics predominate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that predominate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;