Verb: dominate 'dó-mi,neyt
- Be in control
"Her husband completely dominates her"
- Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Hispanics dominate in this neighbourhood";
- predominate, rule, reign, prevail
- Have dominance or the power to defeat over
"Her pain completely dominated her";
- master
- Be greater in significance than
"the tragedy dominated the couple's happiness";
- overshadow, eclipse
- Look down on
"The villa dominates the town";
- command, overlook, overtop
Derived forms: dominated, dominates, dominating
Type of: act upon, bulk large, command, control, influence, interact, lie, loom, work
Encyclopedia: Dominate