dominate

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) dominātus, perfect active participle of (deprecated template usage) dominor, from (deprecated template usage) dominus; see dominus.

Pronunciation

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Verb

dominate (third-person singular simple present dominat, present participle ing, 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
4. To overlook from a height

Related terms

• domination
• domineering
• dominator
• dominion
• domain

Translations

to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

• Esperanto:
• Finnish: vallita (fi)
• French: dominer (fr)
• German: dominieren (de)
• Greek: δεσπόζω (despózo)
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• Ido:
• Italian: dominare (it)
• Portuguese: dominar (pt)
• Romanian: domina
• Spanish: dominar

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Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Polish: przewyższać (pl)

External links

• “dominate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “dominate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• diamonte
• nematoid

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Italian

Verb form

dominate

1. second-person plural present tense of dominare
2. second-person plural imperative of dominare
3. feminine plural past participle of dominare