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Verb: dominate  'dó-mi,neyt
  1. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
    "Hispanics dominate in this neighbourhood";
    - predominate, rule, reign, prevail
     
  2. Be in control
    "Her husband completely dominates her"
     
  3. Have dominance or the power to defeat over
    "Her pain completely dominated her";
    - master
     
  4. Be greater in significance than
    "the tragedy dominated the couple's happiness";
    - overshadow, eclipse
     
  5. Look down on
    "The villa dominates the town";
    - command, overlook, overtop

Derived forms: dominated, dominating, dominates

Type of: act upon, brood, bulk large, command, control, hover, influence, lie, loom, work

Encyclopedia: Dominate