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- DictionaryDom·i·nate/ˈdäməˌnāt/
verb
- 1. have a commanding influence on; exercise control over: "the company dominates the market for operating system software"
1. to control, rule, or govern (someone or something) 2. to tower above (surroundings, etc); overlook. 3. ( tr; usually passive) to predominate in (something or someone) [C17: from Latin dominārī to be lord over, from dominus lord] ˈdomiˌnating adj.
To dominate means to be in control or have the power to defeat. Dominate is related to the word domain — which means home. While these words may not seem all that similar, when you are the master of a home or thing, you dominate it.
dominate. [transitive, intransitive] to control or have a lot of influence over somebody/something, especially in an unpleasant way. She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. dominate somebody/something He tended to dominate the conversation. As a child he was dominated by his father.
3 days ago · 1. verb. To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it. The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists. [VERB noun] ...countries where life is dominated by war. [VERB noun] No single factor appears to dominate. [VERB] domination (dɒmɪneɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
dom•i•na•tion /ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən/ n. [ uncountable] dominate is a verb, dominant is an adjective, domination is a noun: That country tried to dominate its neighbors. She was a dominant force in the music world. The weaker country faced domination by stronger neighbors. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024.
(noun) domination (adjective) dominating (verb) dominate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdominatedom‧i‧nate /ˈdɒməneɪt $ ˈdɑː-/ W3AWL verb1[intransitive, transitive]CONTROL to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things The industry is dominated by five multinational companies.
to control or have power over someone or something: The US continues to dominate the world politically. dominate verb [I, T] (BE IMPORTANT) to be the largest, most important, or most noticeable part of something: The cathedral dominates the skyline. (Definition of dominate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
