1. be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount: "small-scale producers predominate in the south"Similarbe in the majoritypreponderatebe predominantbe greater/greatest in amount/numberbe prevalentprevaildominatereignbe the order of the daybe most prominentbe most noticeablestand outstick out
▪ have or exert control or power:"private interest was not allowed to predominate over the public good"Similarprevaildominatebe dominanthold swayhave/get the upper handcarry most weightbe in controlruleoverrideovershadowoutweigh
Word Originlate 16th century: from medieval Latin predominat- ‘predominated’, from the verb predominari(see pre-, dominate).
