Can Predominant Be a Verb?
Predominate/ Predominant Predominate Is a Verb Meaning to Prevail, to Have Greater Importance or Quantity. You Can Easily See the Root Word: Dominate, to...
predominate/ predominant
Predominate is a verb meaning to prevail, to have greater importance or quantity. You can easily see the root word: dominate, to command over. Its history is uncertain, but it was probably borrowed from Medieval Latin's predominare.
Is predominant a noun or verb?
Predominant and predominate are synonymous adjectives. Predominant is the older and much more common form. A number of handbooks and commentators hold predominate to be a mistake—a few insisting that the word is only a verb.
What is the verb form of predominant?
The verb form is predominate.