to dominate
275
3.7
- verb
- /ˈdɑːməˌneɪt/
:
dominar
- The successful actor dominates the entertainment industry with multiple blockbuster films each year.
- dominate others
- males dominate
- men dominate
They both need to dominate, control, and win.
- They both need to dominate, control, and win.
- That gets unleashed when it's not dominated by language as much.
- It's a will that strives to dominate the others.
- And being able to dominate, shut down and submit.
- And so our plan was to absolutely dominate that space.
- Your goal is a world that you dominate, not that the West dominates.
- And it's something that, you know, dominated his life for a long time.
- When did the seeds of like needing to win, needing to dominate start before that?
- They were to procreate, they were to tame and dominate the environment together.
- Whoever dominates time is in charge.
- And so how did we come to dominate this, this planet to such an extent?
- Listen, in any deal you got to dominate the conversation.
- I think the goal so much in parenting is to make sure that it doesn't dominate a kids day.
- If we can't do that, they're going to dominate forever.
Examples
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As you can see, the Germans have dominated this entire field of discussion.
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Almost everywhere in Latin America, men dominate irrigators' associations both in numbers and in influence.
Academic text (2008) -
So I think someone will come along and dominate the political process.
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And so our plan was to absolutely dominate that space.
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You cannot dominate just from talent.
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Whether or not any nation should try to dominate another, they certainly can.
Academic text (2011) -
Or will AI want to dominate the world or will it not?
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They both need to dominate, control, and win.
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Education was an early target of the Nazis and was soon dominated by ideology.
Academic text (2011) -
If we can't do that, they're going to dominate forever.
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
270
9.7
Beat someone badly in a game or match to show you are better
229
5.1
To be stronger or more successful and win in the end
227
3.5
Start to have power and make decisions about something
191
4.1
To learn something very well so you can do it easily
62
7.7
To bring a person or group under the control of another
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
33
3.8
To begin to control a situation or people's actions
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
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
1
9.1
To defeat and control someone or something completely
To keep an advantage or control over others
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
To take control of a conversation and leave little room for others to speak
How Dominant
- Formal
21
9.2
42
4.0
275
3.7
∞
2.4
806
2.3
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, meaning 'lord' or 'master'. That's why to dominate someone or something is to have power over them, to control, master, or defeat them.