dominate vs predominant
Definitions
verb
- be greater in significance than
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- be in control
- look down on
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
Examples
On paper, we're a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we're more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.
The White Shadow – A unique series that took a rather real look at urban life among predominately minority teen-agers.
The impression of warmth and comfort and beauty predominated, though he was unable to analyze it; while the simplicity delighted him -- expensive simplicity, he decided, and most of it leftovers from the time her father went broke and died.
Definitions
adjective
- having superior power and influence
- most frequent or common
Examples
This part of the film develops slowly, and is predominantly a straight drama.
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
A varietal is a wine made predominantly from one specific grape and is labeled as such, for example, California Merlot.
