dominate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To have power and control over someone or something.

   One company dominates the entire mobile phone market here.

2. 2
   verb

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

   A huge cathedral dominates the city's skyline.

3. 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.

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.

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