[
US
/ˈdɑməˌneɪt/
]
[ UK /dˈɒmɪnˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /dˈɒmɪnˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
be greater in significance than
the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness -
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood -
be in control
Her husband completely dominates her -
look down on
The villa dominates the town -
have dominance or the power to defeat over
The methods can master the problems
Her pain completely mastered her
How To Use dominate In A Sentence
- On paper, we're a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we're more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.
- How, then, can we force a change in the media systems that dominate the discourse and misinform the debate?
- A number of the predominately male workforce have twenty-four years service with the company.
- Tribal traditions and a male-dominated reading of Islam have produced a deeply rooted ideology of women as temptresses, who must be kept under control to avoid "fitna" or social strife, thereby safeguarding the "peace of Islam. Ida Lichter, M.D.: Afghan Women's Movements Deserve More From the West
- Last week I lamented the lack of tries in our now defence-dominated game, what with the accent on specialist prevention coaching.
- Spain dominated possession in the opening minutes and looked to have the measure of an uncertain Dutch backline. BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
- Most soils are dominated by quartz sand, and are acidic, xeric, and have a very limited nutrient supply; they are coarser, drier, less fertile, and less suited to agriculture than the mesic soils of Ecoregion 84d. Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)
- The skilled trades were dominated by craft guilds which imposed strict limitations on entry in order to guarantee their market.
- I live in a part of the country which is almost completely dominated by the bibliolatrous mindset.
- In this agent-dominated world, brands will be quickly disassociated with visual trademarks, since people will rarely see them.