predominate

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 2.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
2. verb To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
3. verb To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
4. adjective Predominant.

Similar words

prevail preponderant paramount predominant dominate overriding rule reign dominant preponderating

Often followed by

in over and at among as on the with

Word family

predominance predominant predominantly predominated predominates predominating predomination predominations