dominate

[ dom-uh-neyt ]

/ ˈdɒm əˌneɪt /

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verb (used with object), dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing.

to rule over; govern; control.

to tower above; overlook; overshadow: A tall pine dominated the landscape.

to predominate, permeate, or characterize.

Mathematics. (of a series, vector, etc.) to have terms or components greater in absolute value than the corresponding terms or components of a given series, vector, etc.

Linguistics. (of a node in a tree diagram) to be connected with (a subordinate node) either directly by a single downward branch or indirectly by a sequence of downward branches.

verb (used without object), dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing.

to rule; exercise control; predominate.

to occupy a commanding or elevated position.

Origin of dominate

1605–15; < Latin dominātus (past participle of dominārī to master, control), equivalent to domin- (stem of dominus) master + -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dominate

dom·i·nat·ing·ly, adverb dom·i·na·tor, noun non·dom·i·nat·ing, adjective o·ver·dom·i·nate, verb (used with object), o·ver·dom·i·nat·ed, o·ver·dom·i·nat·ing.

re·dom·i·nate, verb, re·dom·i·nat·ed, re·dom·i·nat·ing. un·dom·i·nat·ed, adjective well-dom·i·nat·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dominate

dominant dominate domineer (see synonym study at dominant)

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Example sentences from the Web for dominate

More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.

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This makes him responsible for creation, so that he might dominate it in order to develop it until the end of time.

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It's a wonderfully playful, zesty turn that sees the 30-year-old dominate every scene he's in.

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Republicans currently dominate the breakdown, with 27 GOP secretaries of state in the 47 states that have the position.

The Democrats' Katherine Harris Strategy |Patricia Murphy |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Feminists are the new comic book geeks, and the women-led Ghostbusters remake will dominate the box office.

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It is this desire to dominate which inspires him to avoid truths over which he has no sway and to invent myths.

Fantazius Mallare |Ben Hecht
That purpose continued to dominate Greek philosophy to the very end.

The Legacy of Greece |Various
The United States need not dominate politically her weaker sister republics.

The American Empire |Scott Nearing
No one advised them to incur the most heavy sacrifices in order to dominate the world.

England, Canada and the Great War |Louis-Georges Desjardins
These are the convictions which dominate in all the later works.

A History of American Literature |Percy H. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for dominate

dominate

/ (ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt) /

verb

to control, rule, or govern (someone or something)

to tower above (surroundings, etc); overlook

(tr; usually passive) to predominate in (something or someone)

Derived forms of dominate

dominating, adjective dominatingly, adverb dominative, adjective dominator, noun

Word Origin for dominate

C17: from Latin dominārī to be lord over, from dominus lord

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dominate

verb (used with object), dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing.

verb (used without object), dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing.

Origin of dominate

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British Dictionary definitions for dominate

verb

Derived forms of dominate

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dominate

verb (used with object), dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing.

verb (used without object), dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing.

Origin of dominate

OTHER WORDS FROM dominate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dominate

Words nearby dominate

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