dom|i|nate

dom|i|nate
dom|i|nate «DOM uh nayt», verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
–v.t.
1. to control or rule by strength or power; prevail over: »

The boy dominated his smaller brother. The chairman's strong will dominated the committee, which did what he wanted without arguing. [These writers] were attempting…to dominate the confusion of history by imposing on it the harmony of art (Edmund Wilson).

 SYNONYM(S): master, sway.
2. to rise high above; hold a commanding position over: »

The mountain dominates the city and its harbor.

SYNONYM(S): command.
–v.i.
1. to exercise control; predominate; prevail: »

Dandelions will dominate over grass if they are not kept out.

2. to hold a commanding position: »

How explain the charm with which he [Shakespeare] dominates (James Russell Lowell).

╂[< Latin dominārī (with English -ate1) < dominus lord, master]

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