Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRED'I-CA-TED, pp.

Affirmed of another thing.

PRED'I-CA'TING, ppr.

Affirming of another thing.

PRED-I-CA'TION, n. [L. prædicatio.]

Affirmation of something, or the act of affirming one thing of another. – Locke.

PRED'I-CA-TO-RY, a.

Affirmative; positive. – Bp. Hall.

PRE-DICT', v.t. [L. prædictus, prædico; præ, before, and dico, to tell.]

To foretell; to tell beforehand something that is to happen. Moses predicted the dispersion of the Israelites. Christ predicted the destruction of Jerusalem.

PRE-DICT'ED, pp.

Foretold; told before the event.

PRE-DICT'ING, ppr.

Foretelling.

PRE-DIC'TION, n. [L. prædictio.]

A foretelling; a previous declaration of a future event; prophecy. The fulfillment of the predictions of the prophets is considered to be a strong argument in favor of the divine origin of the Scriptures.

PRE-DICT'IVE, a.

Foretelling; prophetic. – More.

PRE-DICT'OR, n.

A foreteller; one who prophesies. – Swift.

PRE-DI-GES'TION, n. [pre and digestion.]

Too hasty digestion. Predigestion fills the body with crudities. – Bacon.

PRE-DI-LEC'TION, n. [Fr.; It. predilezione; L. præ, before, and dilectus, diligo, to love.]

A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of some thing. – Warton.

PRE-DIS-PO'NENT, n.

That which predisposes.

PRE-DIS-POSE', v.t. [s as z. pre and dispose.]

1. To incline beforehand; to give a previous disposition to; as, predispose the mind or temper to friendship. – South.
2. To fit or adapt previously; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.

PRE-DIS-POS'ED, pp.

Previously inclined or adapted.

PRE-DIS-POS'ING, ppr.

1. Inclining or adapting beforehand.
2. adj. Tending or able to give predisposition or liableness; as, the predisposing causes of disease.

PRE-DIS-PO-SI'TION, n.

1. Previous inclination or propensity to any thing; applied to the mind.
2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression or purpose; applied to matter; as, the predisposition of the body to disease; the predisposition of the seasons to generate diseases. – Wiseman. Bacon.

PRE-DOM'IN-ANCE, or PRE-DOM'IN-AN-CY, n. [See Predominant.]

1. Prevalence over others; superiority in strength, power, influence or authority; ascendency; as, the predominance of a red color in a body of various colors; the predominance of love or anger among the passions; the predominance of self-interest over all other consideration; the predominance of imperial authority in the confederacy.
2. In astrology, the superior influence of a planet.

PRE-DOM'IN-ANT, a. [Fr. predominant; It. predominante; L. præ and dominans, dominor, to rule.]

Prevalent over others; superior in strength, influence or authority; ascendant; ruling; controlling; as, a predominant color; predominant beauty or excellence; a predominant passion. Those helps … were predominant in the king's mind. – Bacon. Foul subordination is predominant. – Shak.

PRE-DOM'IN-ANT-LY, adv.

With superior strength or influence. – Brown.

PRE-DOM'IN-ATE, v.i. [Fr. predominer; Sp. predominar; It. predominare; L. præ, before, and dominor, to rule, from dominus, lord.]

To prevail; to surpass in strength, influence or authority; to be superior; to have controlling influence. In some persons, the love of money predominates over all other passions; in others, ambition or the love of fame predominates; in most men, self-interest predominates over patriotism and philanthropy. So much did love t' her executed lord / Predominate in this fair lady's heart. – Daniel. The rays reflected least obliquely may predominate over the rest. – Newton.

PRE-DOM'IN-ATE, v.t.

To rule over.

PRE-DOM'IN-A-TED, pp.

Prevailed or ruled over.

PRE-DOM'IN-A-TING, ppr.

Having superior strength or influence; rule; controlling.

PRE-DOM-IN-A'TION, n.

Superior strength or influence. – Browne.