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dom⋅i⋅nate

  [dom-uh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
Use dominate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
6. to rule; exercise control; predominate.
7. to occupy a commanding or elevated position.
Origin:
1605–15; < L dominātus (ptp. of dominārī to master, control), equiv. to domin- (s. of dominus) master + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
dom⋅i⋅nat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
dom⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun
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dom·i·nate   (dŏm'ə-nāt')   
v.   dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing, dom·i·nates

v.   tr.
  1. To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power: Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them.
  2. To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over: Ambition dominated their lives.
  3. To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in: a drug company that dominates the tranquilizer market.
  4. To overlook from a height: a view from the cliffside chalet that dominates the valley.
v.   intr.
  1. To have or exert strong authority or mastery.
  2. To be situated in or occupy a position that is more elevated or decidedly superior to others.

[Latin dominārī, domināt-, to rule, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
dom'i·na'tive adj., dom'i·na'tor n.
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Dominate

Dom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.] To predominate over; to rule; to govern. "A city dominated by the ax." --Dickens.

We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke.

Dominate

Dom"i*nate\, v. i. To be dominant. --Hallam.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : dominate
Spanish: dominar,
German: beherrschen,
Japanese: 支配する
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