As an adjective, predominant describes something with the greatest influence or authority.
As a verb, predominate means “to gain controlling power.”
Careful writers do not use predominate as an adjective.
Example: The predominant ingredient in the new drug cured cancer and enabled the drug company to predominate over its competitors.
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