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dominate

/ˈdɑ.məˌneɪt/verb3 syllables

Dominate means: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.

Synonyms for dominate10

verb, as in be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

predominate, rule, reign, prevail

verb, as in look down on

command, overlook, overtop

verb, as in be greater in significance than

overshadow, eclipse

verb, as in have dominance or the power to defeat over

What does dominate mean?5

verb

1

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance“Money reigns supreme here”

2

look down on“The villa dominates the town”

3

be greater in significance than“the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”

4

have dominance or the power to defeat over“Her pain completely mastered her”

5

be in control“Her husband completely dominates her”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Dominate in a sentence

  • Due to his skill in cutting corners, he managed to dominate the senior staff.AlanF_US
  • In a city, the economic activity dominates commerce, craft, industry, traffic and administration.dmaddock
  • Two bishops working together control so many squares that they can dominate the board.carlosalberto
  • He dominates his family and makes all the decisions.CM
  • The cathedral dominates the view of the city.AlanF_US
  • AI dominates the world's most widely spoken living languages ​​and even some dead languages.carlosalberto
  • The US wants to dominate the whole world.Amastan
  • The US is trying to dominate the world.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dominate

as a verb

past tense
dominated
present participle
dominating
third-person singular
dominates
past participle
dominated