Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dominate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either
dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. i.
To be dominant. --Hallam.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dominate
v 1: be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns
supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this
neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {rule}, {reign}, {prevail}]
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" [syn: {master}]
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {command},
{overlook}, {overtop}]
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