Predominate

Alternative forms

• prædominate obsolete

Full definition of predominate

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.

Synonyms

• preponderate

Adjective

1. (nonstandard) predominant