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Webster 1913 Edition


Dominate

Dom′i-nate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dominated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dominating
.]
[L.
dominatus
, p. p. of
dominari
to dominate, fr.
dominus
master, lord. See
Dame
, and cf.
Domineer
.]
To predominate over; to rule; to govern.
“A city dominated by the ax.”
Dickens.
We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or
dominated
.
W. Tooke.

Dom′i-nate

,
Verb.
I.
To be dominant.
Hallam.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dominate

DOMINATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. See Dominant.] To rule; to govern; to prevail; to predominate over.
We every where meet the Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated.

DOMINATE

,
Verb.
I.
To predominate. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


dominate

dominate

English

Verb

dominate (third-person singular simple present dominates, present participle dominating, simple past and past participle dominated)

  1. To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
  2. To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
  3. To enjoy a commanding position in some field
    • 2011 October 15, Michael Da Silva, “Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:
      Individual mistakes proved costly for Wigan who, particularly after the half-time introduction of Hugo Rodallega, dominated for long periods.
  4. To overlook from a height

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External links

  • dominate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • dominate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /domiˈnate/

Adverb

dominate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of domini

Italian

Verb

dominate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of dominare
  2. second-person plural imperative of dominare

Participle

dominate

  1. feminine plural of the past participle of dominare

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Latin

Participle

domināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of dominātus