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