Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Mopatigbabaw
to predominate; to prevailverb
- Pronunciation
moh-pah-teeg-bah-BAW
- Root and affixes
Related to ibabaw, above or upper part, and patigbabaw, to cause something to be above or to prevail.
- Meaning and usage notes
Mopatigbabaw is used for predominate or prevail. For dominate more directly, modominar may be used; for surpass, molabaw may fit better.
actiondominateinfluencepredominateprevailstand outverb
Mopatigbabaw ang kalinaw kung magtinabangay ang tanan.
Peace will prevail if everyone cooperates.
Sa maong lugar, mipatigbabaw ang tradisyon kaysa bag-ong uso.
In that place, tradition predominated over the new trend.