Predominate definition
An example of predominate is a prison guard having control over prisoners.
Good predominates over evil in many literary works.
French-speaking people predominate in Quebec.
Origin of predominate
- Medieval Latin praedominārī praedomināt- Latin prae- pre- Latin dominārī to rule (from dominus master dem- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition