word | predominate |
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sentence | In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. |
definition | [verb] 1. (intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. 2. (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole. 3. (transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh. [adjective] Predominant. |
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