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domi·nate (däm′ə nāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb dominated -·nat′ed, dominating -·nat′·ing

  1. to rule or control by superior power or influence to dominate a group
  2. to tower over (other things); rise high above (the surroundings, etc.) a building that dominates the city
  3. to have foremost place in to dominate a baseball league

Etymology: < L dominatus, pp. of dominari, to rule < dominus, a master < *domonos < base of domus: see dome

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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