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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