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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. : rule, control. an empire that dominated the world. 2. : to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on. the ambition that has dominated his life. 3. : to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position. a hill that dominates the town. 4. a. : to be predominant in. sugar maples dominate the forest.
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.
DOMINATE definition: 1. to have control over a place or person: 2. to be the largest, most important, or most…. Learn more.
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.
1. to rule over; control. 2. to tower above; overlook. 3. to be the major factor or influence in. 4. Math. (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. v.i. 5. to exercise power or control; predominate; rule.
To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in 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.
dominate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dom‧i‧nate /ˈdɒməneɪt $ ˈdɑː-/ W3 AWL verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things The industry is dominated by five multinational companies.
verb. /ˈdɑməˌneɪt/. Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] dominate (somebody/something) to control or have a lot of influence over someone or something, especially in an unpleasant way As a child he was dominated by his father. He tended to dominate the conversation.
Dominate definition: To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power.
