dominate

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɑ.məˌneɪt/ UK /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #11975

Meanings

1

verb
To have power and control over someone or something.

One company dominates the entire mobile phone market here.
2

verb
To be the strongest, most important, or most noticeable feature of something.

A huge cathedral dominates the city's skyline.
3

verb
To be clearly in a better position than your opponents in a game or contest.

The home team dominated the match from start to finish.

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1 verb · to have power and control... command

Word family

Forms dominateddominatesdominating

Derived forms codominatecodominateddominabledominanddominatabledominateedominatinglydominativemale-dominatednondominatedoverdominatephenodominate

Related forms domain dominant domination dominator domineering dominion

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin dominor (“rule, have dominion”), either from Latin dominātus, the perfect active participle of dominor (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), or via phonetic alteration of the synonym dominant, from Latin domināns, the present active participle of the same. Compare the pairs predominate / predominant and obstinate / obstinant.

dominātus Latin domināns Latin

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# dominate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɑ.məˌneɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 11975

## Meanings
1. To have power and control over someone or something.
2. To be the strongest, most important, or most noticeable feature of something.
3. To be clearly in a better position than your opponents in a game or contest.

## Examples
- One company dominates the entire mobile phone market here.
- A huge cathedral dominates the city's skyline.
- The home team dominated the match from start to finish.

## Derived Forms
- codominate
- codominated
- dominable
- dominand
- dominatable
- dominatee
- dominatingly
- dominative
- male-dominated
- nondominated
- overdominate
- phenodominate

## Related Forms
- domain
- dominant
- domination
- dominator
- domineering
- dominion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dominātus
- Root: domināns

## Etymology
Ultimately from Latin dominor (“rule, have dominion”), either from Latin dominātus, the perfect active participle of dominor (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), or via phonetic alteration of the synonym dominant, from Latin domināns, the present active participle of the same. Compare the pairs predominate / predominant and obstinate / obstinant.

## AI Etymology
Dominate is ultimately from Latin dominor (“rule, have dominion”), either from Latin dominātus, the perfect active participle of dominor (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), or via phonetic alteration of the synonym dominant, from Latin domināns, the present active participle of the same. Compare the pairs predominate / predominant and obstinate / obstinant.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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