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- Dictionarydominate/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
verb
- 1. have power and influence over: "the company dominates the market for operating system software" Similar
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to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing: [ T ] It was the story that dominated the headlines this week. [ T ] The Rams dominated the football game in handing the Eagles their second loss.
transitive verb. 1. : rule, control. an empire that dominated the world. 2. : to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on. the ambition that has dominated his life. 3. : to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position.
verb (used with object) , dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing. to rule over; govern; control. to tower above; overlook; overshadow: A tall pine dominated the landscape. to predominate, permeate, or characterize.
To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.
To dominate means to be in control or have the power to defeat. Dominate is related to the word domain — which means home. While these words may not seem all that similar, when you are the master of a home or thing, you dominate it.
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.
dominate. [transitive, intransitive] to control or have a lot of influence over somebody/something, especially in an unpleasant way. She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. dominate somebody/something He tended to dominate the conversation. As a child he was dominated by his father.
