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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɑməˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dom′ə nāt′)

Inflections of 'dominate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dominates: v 3rd person singular

dominating: v pres p

dominated: v past

dominated: v past p

dom•i•nate /ˈdɑməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

to rule over; control:She completely dominates the family.
to tower above;
overlook:The church dominates the entire village.
to be the major factor or influence in:The issue of gun control will dominate the next election.

dom•i•na•tion /ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

dominate

dominant

domination

That country tried to dominate its neighbors. She was a dominant force in the music world. The weaker country faced domination by stronger neighbors.

dom•i•nate (dom′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
v.t.

to rule over;
govern;
control.
to tower above;
overlook;
overshadow:A tall pine dominatedthe landscape.
to predominate, permeate, or characterize.
[Math.](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.
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.

v.i.

to rule;
exercise control;
predominate.
to occupy a commanding or elevated position.

Latin dominātus (past participle of dominārī to master, control), equivalent. to domin- (stem of dominus) master + -ātus -ate¹
1605–15

dom′i•nat′ing•ly, adv.
dom′i•na′tor, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dominate /ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt/ vb

to control, rule, or govern (someone or something)
to tower above (surroundings, etc); overlook
(transitive; usually passive) to predominate in (something or someone)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dominārī to be lord over, from dominus lordˈdomiˌnating adj ˈdomiˌnatingly adv ˈdominative adj ˈdomiˌnator n

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Synonyms: rule, control, govern, command, exercise control over, more...

Collocations: dominate the enemy (by, through), will dominate you, he dominates in [chess, soccer], more...

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