'Dominate' definitions:
Definition of 'dominate'
From: WordNet
verb
Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail]
verb
Be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"
verb
Have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" [syn: dominate, master]
verb
Be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" [syn: overshadow, dominate, eclipse]
verb
Definition of 'Dominate'
From: GCIDE
- Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. 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. [1913 Webster]
- We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dominate'
From: GCIDE
- Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. i. To be dominant. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dominate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- be in,
- be in force,
- be the rage,
- be the rule,
- be the thing,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- carry authority,
- clear,
- command,
- control,
- crack the whip,
- deprive of freedom,
- dictate,
- direct,
- disenfranchise,
- disfranchise,
- domineer,
- enslave,
- enthrall,
- govern,
- handle,
- have clout,
- have power,
- have the ascendancy,
- have the power,
- have the right,
- have the say,
- hold captive,
- hold down,
- hold in bondage,
- hold in captivity,
- hold in leash,
- hold in subjection,
- hypnotize,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- lead,
- lead captive,
- look down upon,
- make dependent,
- manage,
- master,
- mesmerize,
- obtain,
- outtop,
- overarch,
- overlook,
- overshadow,
- overtop,
- peonize,
- play first fiddle,
- possess authority,
- predominate,
- preponderate,
- prevail,
- reign,
- rise above,
- rule,
- rule the roost,
- subject,
- subjugate,
- subordinate,
- supervise,
- surmount,
- take captive,
- take the lead,
- top,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- twist,
- vassalize,
- wear the pants,
- wield authority
Words containing 'Dominate'
- Dominance,
- Dominancy,
- Dominant,
- Dominated,
- Dominating,
- Domination,
- Dominative,
- Dominator,
- Domineer,
- Domineered,
- Domineering,
- Domineeringly,
- Dominical,
- domine,
- dominic,
- Dominant chord,
- Dominant estate,
- Dominant owner,
- Dominant tenement,
- Dominical altar,
- Dominical letter,
- dominant allele,
- dominant gene,
- saint dominic,
- st. dominic,
- autosomal dominant disease,
- autosomal dominant disorder,
- x-linked dominant inheritance