<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to be the stronger or leading element or force.</li><li>to have numerical superiority or advantage: The radicals predominate in the new legislature.</li><li>to surpass others in authority or in influence; be preeminent: He predominated in the political scene.</li><li>to have or exert controlling power (often followed by over): Good sense predominated over the impulse to fight.</li><li>to appear more noticeable or imposing than something else: Blues and greens predominated in the painting.</li></ul></li></ul>