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- pronunciation:
- dam
neIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dominates, dominating, dominated |
| definition 1: |
to control or govern by the use of power or influence; rule.
The Soviet Union dominated the smaller communist nations of Eastern Europe.His authoritarian father dominated him to a stifling degree.- synonyms:
- control, govern, rule
- similar words:
- browbeat, command, conquer, direct, domineer, monopolize, overcome, overpower, prevail, subdue
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| definition 2: |
to rise above; tower over.
The massive castle dominates the landscape.
- synonyms:
- bestride, command, domineer
- similar words:
- diminish, dwarf, eclipse, overshadow
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| definition 3: |
to pervade; characterize.
The topic of war dominated the conversation.- synonyms:
- characterize, pervade
- similar words:
- overpower, override, overrun, overwhelm, rule
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| related words: |
boss, bow, enslave, enthrall, excel, gentle, lead, mesmerize, occupy, possess, restrain, seize, subordinate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be above others in authority; be in command.
The Romans dominated in the Mediterranean during those times.- synonyms:
- reign, rule
- similar words:
- boss, command, govern, lead, preponderate, tyrannize
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| definition 2: |
to be in the top position.
Each of the three top companies is struggling to dominate.- synonyms:
- predominate, prevail, reign
- similar words:
- govern, lead, rule, tower
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| related words: |
excel, lead, prevail, reign, shine |
adverb + (v.)dominate
completely, historically, increasingly, overwhelmingly, thoroughly, totally, traditionally
(v.)dominate
+ noun
agenda,
agriculture,
airwaves,
arena,
chart,
continent,
conversation,
coverage,
debate,
decade,
discourse,
discussion,
economy,
ecosystem,
handful,
headline,
industry,
landscape,
lobby,
manufacturing,
market,
marketplace,
parliament,
pine,
politics,
pop,
region,
scene,
sector,
skyline,
thinking,
trade
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| derivations: |
dominating (adj.), dominatingly (adv.), dominator (n.) |
The word dominate
contains the following parts:
dom1, domin
Latin
root
that means master
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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