to dominate
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3.7
- verb
- /ˈdɑːməˌneɪt/
:
dominar
- From the vantage point on the hill, you can see how the castle dominates the surrounding landscape.
- dominate the landscape
- dominate the countryside
The second one was that they the site needed to be high in elevation so that would dominate the world.
- The second one was that they the site needed to be high in elevation so that would dominate the world.
Examples
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A peaceful street in the downtown area, dominated by VSI's Chicago Public Interface Center.
Fiction book (1995) -
A huge yellow sign atop a hotel, Hotel Baia Turchese, dominates the harbor.
Academic text (2012) -
Today is your day to dominate the world.
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You want to see them dominate the football field... and win the football game.
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Now such troops would be able to use these same skills to dominate their rivals.
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The concerns of the American recording industry came to dominate discussions around popular music as a commodity.
Academic text (2015) -
Vincent looked with amazement at the single stone structure that dominated the center of the city.
Fiction book (1990) -
Finally, the New Kingdom, with its vast empires that dominated foreign lands.
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In Europe's Middle Ages, castles dominated not just warfare but society itself.
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Keala is absolutely dominating this heat, and Chadwick needs to put a scoring ride on the board.
Synonyms
∞
2.4
To have power over people, things, or situations
397
3.7
To take control of a place by force or to beat something hard like a fear
229
5.1
To be stronger or more successful and win in the end
100
3.7
To look down at a place from above
72
4.6
To be much taller than nearby things and look more important
49
5.2
To be the most powerful influence in a situation
33
3.8
To use more strength to defeat and control a person or thing
23
4.2
To be in charge of people or a place
21
9.2
To bring someone or something under control, often by force
14
4.8
Be much taller or more impressive so others seem small
12
6.2
To have a view of an area from a higher place
9
6.6
To have power over people or situations
8
5.8
To win against someone or something that tries to stop you
8
7.5
To treat other people as if you are better than them
6
8.2
Act as if you are better than other people
3
6.3
To be in control of a group and make important decisions
1
6.7
Behave as if you are better than other people
1
7.0
To stand out and draw attention in a place
1
6.5
To be higher than something so you can look down at it
1
9.1
To defeat and control someone or something completely
To keep an advantage or control over others
To make others see you are in charge
Behave as if others are less important
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
To take control of a conversation and leave little room for others to speak
How Dominant
- Formal
21
9.2
33
3.8
48
3.7
∞
2.8
221
3.9
591
2.2
100
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
dominate = dominion (semi-transparent) = domin + ate
Formed from the bound stem 'domin-' plus the verbal suffix '-ate'; the root is not a standalone modern English word, so learners may not readily use the decomposition to infer meaning.
Etymology
The word dominate comes from the Latin dominus, which means 'lord' or 'master'. Picture a lord on a hill looking down over his land — that helps explain why dominate can mean 'to stand over' or 'overlook' something from above.