[dom-uh-neyt] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.| 1. | to rule over; govern; control. |
| 2. | to tower above; overlook; overshadow: A tall pine dominated the landscape. |
| 3. | to predominate, permeate, or characterize. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | to rule; exercise control; predominate. |
| 7. | to occupy a commanding or elevated position. |
| dom·i·nate (dŏm'ə-nāt') v. dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing, dom·i·nates v. tr.
[Latin dominārī, domināt-, to rule, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] dom'i·na'tive adj., dom'i·na'tor n. |
