Dominate

Definition: Dominate

Dominate

Verb

1. Be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood".

2. Be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her".

3. Have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems".

4. Look down on; "The villa dominates the town".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "dominate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonyms: Dominate

Authority

Have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm"; rule with a rod of iron; (severity).

Influence

Run through, pervade; prevail, dominate, predominate; out weigh, over weigh; over-ride, over-bear; gain head; rage; be -rife; Adjective: spread like wildfire; have the upper hand, get the upper hand, gain the upper hand, have full play, get full play, gain full play.

Crosswords: Dominate

If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice! (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

And now, I dominate sex! (Venganza del sexo, La; writing credit: Emilio Vieyra)

Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi; writing credit: George Lucas; Lawrence Kasdan)

If you don't scold and dominate us We will never give you cause to hate us We won't hide your spectacles so you can't see Put toads in your bed or pepper in your tea. (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh)

Oh, but it's absurd to think that any one nation would dominate the canal! (Suez; writing credit: Sam Duncan; Philip Dunne)

And when I need to dominate, you're not my little boy (Rescue Me; performing artist: Madonna)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Educational Publishers: Will They Dominate the eLearning Market? [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Hegemon: China's Plan to Dominate Asia and the World (reference)

• Kotler on Marketing: How to Create, Win, and Dominate Markets (reference)

• Megamedia: How Giant Corporations Dominate Mass Media, Distort Competition, and Endanger Democracy (reference)

• Strategy Pure & Simple II: How Winning Companies Dominate Their Competitors (reference)

  (more book examples)

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North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus, is one of the most abundant members of the North Inlet fish community. Juvenile spot dominate North Inlet fish collections from February to October. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

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Health

Two procedures dominate practice in the early 1990's and have advanced beyond the experimental stage. (references)

Business

AMF bowling lanes dominate the market. (references)

Foreign firms clearly dominate the market. (references)

US firms also dominate the software market. (references)

Civil Liberties

Equatorial Guinea

During the year, the Government continued to dominate effectively domestic radio broadcasting. (references)

Uzbekistan

Four state-run channels that fully support the Government and its policies dominate television broadcasting. (references)

Yugoslavia

These stations continued to dominate the electronic media because their broadcasting range is much greater than that of independent stations. (references)

Discrimination

Togo

Members of President Eyadema's Kabye ethnic group and other northern ethnic groups dominate much of the public sector, especially the military. (references)

Economic History

Kazakhstan

Oil and gas dominate the economy. (references)

Hong Kong

U.S. brands also dominate the control products market. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

Prison gangs dominate the prisons. (references)

Minorities

Burundi

The Tutsis, particularly southern Tutsis, historically have held power, and they dominate educated society and control the security forces. (references)

Chad

Northerners, in particular members of President Deby's Zaghawa ethnic group, continued to dominate the public sector and were overrepresented in key institutions of state power, including the military officer corps, elite military units, and the presidential staff. (references)

Political Economy

EGYPT

Private firms dominate advertising services. (references)

Mauritius

Given Mauritius' reliance on the U.S. market for its exports, trade issues dominate the relationship. (references)

Mozambique

Chissano and the leadership of FRELIMO, which have ruled the country since independence in 1975, dominate policymaking and implementation. (references)

Political Rights

Tonga

The King and 33 hereditary nobles dominate political life. (references)

Nigeria

Middle-belt and Christian officers dominate the military hierarchy. (references)

Jordan

Centrist candidates with ties to major tribes dominate the Parliament. (references)

Trade

Nepal

Two large banks dominate the banking sector. (references)

Guatemala

Repurchase agreements dominate the markets, accounting for over three-quarters of total volume. (references)

Croatia

Zagrebacka and Privredna continue to dominate the market and together with Hrvatska Postanska Banka are the only banks with national networks. (references)

Women

Benin

In urban areas, women dominate the trading sector in the open-air markets. (references)

Worker Rights

Burundi

Tutsis dominate the formal sector of the economy and the unions. (references)

Dominica

While there are no direct ties, members of certain political parties dominate some unions. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "dominate": dominate over. Additional references.

Albanian

dominoj (command, overlord), zotëroj (command, have, hold, manage, master, own, possess, wield), sundoj (govern, overlord, overrule, reign, rule), ngrihet mbi çdo gjë përreth, mbizotëroj (overpower, predominate, preponderate, prevail, reign). (various references)

Arabic 

‏هيمن (command, cover, govern, overbear, overpower, predominate, preponderate), ‏حكم يدير (reign, rule), ‏سيطر (boss, command, control, govern, grip, keep, master, overcome, overpower, possess, predominate, reign, repress, rule, sew up, take control, wield), ‏ساد (plosive, prevail, reign, rule, take over), ‏طل (dew, look out, overlook), ‏شرف (credit, dignity, ennoble, follow up, grace, honour, laurels, nobleness, preside, privilege, sublime, superintend). (various references)

Bulgarian 

упражнявам контрол, господствувам (overlord, prevail, reign, rule), владея (command, control, hold sway over, own, possess, ride, sway, wield), овладявам (govern, invade, master, obsess, overcome, overmaster, overpower, permeate, possess, pull together), доминирам (command, domineer, overlord). (various references)

Chinese 

把持 (control, monopolize), �"�配 (allocate), 凌驾 (Dominated, Dominating), 宰制 (rule), 主宰 (rule). (various references)

Czech

převládat (obtain, predominate, prevail), ovládat (command, control, govern, handle, manage, overmaster, possess, sway, tutor, wield). (various references)

Danish

dominere. (various references)

Dutch

de baas zýn (be master over), overheersen, meester zýn (be master over). (various references)

Esperanto

mastri (be master over). (various references)

Farsi 

چیره شدن (Overcome), حکمفرمابودن (Reign), تفوق یافتن , تسلطداشتن . (various references)

Finnish

dominoida. (various references)

French

dominer. (various references)

German

dominieren (henpeck, predominate, to dominate), herrschen (be prevalent, be rampant, control, govern, hold sway, obtain, predominate, preside, prevail, reign, restrain, rule, to dominate). (various references)

Greek 

κυριαρχώ (domineer, overmaster, predominate, prevalent, rule over). (various references)

Hebrew 

לשלוט (be proficient, command, control, govern, grip, manage, master, predominate, rule), לשרור (obtain, prevail, reign, rule), לחלוש על (command, overlook), ל�"שתלט (boss, command, have control, master, overpower, overrule, seize, take control), ל�"שתרר (control, prevail). (various references)

Hungarian

uralkodik (domineer, led, master, overrule, prevail, reign, rule the roost, to be master of oneself, to bear sway, to lead, to prevail among in, to rule, to surmount, to sway), ural (to enfilade, to surmount). (various references)

Indonesian

dominir, menguasai (command, govern, master, take charge), mendominir, mendominasi. (various references)

Italian

dominare (be on top of things, command, control, control oneself, curb, govern, Lord, master, order, overbear, overlook, overmaster, overrule, predominate, restrain, rule, subdue, sway, walk over). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

風靡 (conquer, overwhelming). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ふうび (conquer, overwhelming). (various references)

Korean 

지배하십시�". (various references)

Manx

jannoo kioneys er, jannoo chiarnys er. (various references)

Norwegian

dominere. (various references)

Pig Latin

ominateday

Portuguese

dominar (come over, command, conquer, control, cover, domineer, enthral, enthrall, govern, have command of, lick, live out, lord, manage, master, outmatch, overbear, overcome, overmaster, overpass, overpower, quell, rein, rein in, repress, restrain, rule, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, wield). (various references)

Romanian

domina (command, get the upper hand, govern, have the upper hand, hold dominion over, overlook, rule, sway), stãpâni (check, command, control, get under, govern, have, hold, hold in leash, keep in, manage, own, quell, rage, reign, restrain, ride, rule, subdue, subjugate, sway, vanquish, wield), predomina asupra. (various references)

Russian 

господствовать (command, domineer, get the upper hand, have the upper hand, overlord, overrule, prevail, reign), главенствовать (domineer), возвышаться (overlook, spring, tower), преобладать (predominate, preeminate, prevail, prevailed), доминировать (overlord). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

dominirati (command, domineer, prevail). (various references)

Spanish

dominar (control, get over, govern, henpeck, keep down, Lord, master, overlook, overlord, overpower, overrule, possess, put down, subdue, subject, take over). (various references)

Swedish

dominera (domineer, override, overrule, predominate), behärska (be master of, contain, control, domineer, master, possess, rule). (various references)

Thai

ปกครอง (govern, rule, rule over). (various references)

Turkish

nazır olmak (overlook), nüfuzlu olmak, hakim olmak (become a judge, command, control, have a command of, hold sway over, master, possess, predominate, rule over), hükmetmek (adjudge, assume, award, be in the ascendant, be in the ascendent, bestride, command, decide on, domineer, govern, make an award, overrule, reckon, rule, rule over, sway), egemenlik kurmak, egemen olmak (have control over, possess, reign). (various references)

Ukrainian

стримувати (abate, bound, bridle, chasten, check, coerce, constrain, contain, control, curb, deter, hold in, inhibit, moderate, pocket, rein, restrain, stay, stop, suppress, swaddle, swallow, temper), панувати (overlord, overrule, reign, wield), домінувати (overlord, predominate). (various references)

domina, dominabantur, dominabatur, dominaberis, dominabit, dominabitur, dominabor, dominabuntur, dominamini, dominamur, dominans, dominantem, dominantes, dominantium, dominantur, dominare, dominarentur, dominareris, dominaretur, dominari, dominaris, dominatae, dominati, dominator, dominatore, dominatorem, dominatores, dominatoris, dominatrici, dominatrix, dominatur, dominatus, dominavit, dominentur, dominetur, domino, dominor. (various references)

soronder. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "dominate": dominated, dominates. (additional references)

Words ending with "dominate": predominate. (additional references)

Words containing "dominate": predominated, predominately, predominates. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Dominate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Demnati, diminute, Dimnati, Domangart, domenate, Domina, dominante, dominatee, Dominati, dominie, Dromina. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: amidone, amniote, mediant.

-2 letters: aidmen, anomie, atoned, daemon, daimen, daimon, detain, diatom, domain, domine, donate, emodin, etamin, inmate, iodate, maiden, manito, mantid, median, medina, minted, moaned, moated, monied, omenta, tamein, tandem.

-3 letters: admen, admit, aimed, amend, ament, amide, amido, amine, amino, amnio, anime, anode, anted, atone, danio, demit, demon, denim, entia, maned, mated.

+1 letter: demantoid, dominated, dominates, mediation, misatoned, nominated.

+2 letters: abominated, ambitioned, ammoniated, anatomised, anatomized, antimodern, antimonide, bombinated, brominated, decimation, defamation, demantoids, denominate, dominative, emendation, endometria, intermodal, mediations, medication, meditation, moderating, moderation, nematocide, ordainment, pantomimed.

+3 letters: antimoderns, antimonides, condimental, deamination, decimations, declamation, defamations, deformation, demarcation, denominated, denominates, denominator, emendations, endometrial, ethionamide, eudaemonist, indomitable, malediction, mandatories, manifestoed, mediational, medications, meditations, moderations, nematocidal, nematocides, ordainments, outdreaming, predominant, predominate, remediation, renominated, somatomedin, unamortized, unmotivated.

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