To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart
If one type of person or thing predominates in a group, there is more of that type of person or thing in the group than of any other. In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger
When a feature or quality predominates, it is the most important or noticeable one in a situation. He wants to create a society where Islamic principles predominate