verb
- to be the most common, noticeable, or influential element; to have controlling power or influence
Usage: past tense of predominate
Examples
- Red brick buildings predominated in the historic district.
- Classical music predominated at the concert hall for decades.
- Fear predominated over reason during the crisis.
- Traditional farming methods predominated until the 1950s.
- Conservative views predominated in the small town.
- Oak trees predominated in the ancient forest.
- English predominated as the language of business.