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.
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We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either
dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dominating \dominating\ adj.
1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of
subordinate.
Syn: ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding
area; -- of a height or viewpoint.
Syn: commanding, overlooking.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dominating
adj 1: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically
ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating
event of the war in Europe" [syn: ascendant, ascendent]
2: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the
ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the
countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn:
commanding, overlooking]
3: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually
unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic
behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a
rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the
employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering
peremptory manner" [syn: autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty,
magisterial, peremptory]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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