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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dom·i·nate (-nat·ed ; -nat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin dominatus, past participle of dominari, from dominus master; akin to Latin domus house — more at dome DATE 1611 transitive verb 1. rule , control an empire that dominated the world 2. to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on the ambition that has dominated his life 3. to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position a hill that dominates the town 4. a. to be predominant in sugar maples dominate the forest b. to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in name brands dominate the market intransitive verb 1. to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence 2. to occupy a more elevated or superior position English Etymology dominate 1610s, from L. dominat-, pp. stem of dominari "to govern," from dominus (see domain). Related: Dominated; dominating. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ dominate dom·in·ate / 5dCmineit; NAmE 5dB:m- / verb1. to control or have a lot of influence over sb / sth, especially in an unpleasant way 支配；控制；左右；影响: ▪ [VN] As a child he was dominated by his father. 他小时候由父亲主宰一切。 He tended to dominate the conversation. 他不时左右着交谈的内容。 ▪ [V] She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. 她在会上总是滔滔不绝,但就不会发号施令。 2. [VN] to be the most important or noticeable feature of sth 在…中具有最重要(或明显)的特色: The train crash dominated the news. 火车相撞事故成了最重要的新闻。 3. [VN] to be the largest, highest or most obvious thing in a place 在…中拥有最重要的位置；俯视；高耸于: The cathedral dominates the city. 大教堂俯视全城。 4. [VN , V] (sport 体) to play much better than your opponent in a game (在比赛中)占有优势,占据主动,控制战局: Arsenal dominated the first half of the match. 阿森纳队在上半场比赛中占据上风。 • dom·in·ation / 7dCmi5neiFn; NAmE 7dB:- / noun [U] : political domination 政治上的统治 companies fighting for domination of the software market 争取控制软件市场的公司 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English dominate verb ADV. completely, entirely, totally She completely dominated the conversation. | increasingly His work increasingly dominates his life. | largely | overwhelmingly Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: GOVERN 3, control, direct, handle, manage 2 Synonyms: RULE 2, domineer, predominate, preponderate, prevail, reign 3 Synonyms: OVERLOOK 2, look down, overtop, tower (above orover)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dom·i·nate \ˈdäməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin dominatus, past participle of dominari to rule, govern, from dominus lord, master — more at dame transitive verb 1. a. : to hold supremacy or mastery over by reason of superior power, strength, authority, or prowess < it has been said that whoever dominates Germany controls Europe > < regional blocs dominated by the great powers might well defy the decisions of the Security Council — Vera M. Dean > < the Cabinet dominates the government of a province in much the same way and to the same extent as the federal Cabinet dominates the government of Canada — R.M.Dawson > < the family financial houses that dominated prewar Japan's industry > < a racketeer-dominated union > b. : to hold in subjection through force of personality or other intangible force < the emotions of the prima donna in the hour when she dominates her audience must be unique — Arnold Bennett > < the resentment of subordination and the tendency to dominateothers are both grounded in fear — G.S.Blum > < the power to alter and so to dominate much of his environment — W.E.Swinton > 2. a. : to determine decisively the course or aim or the direction of development of < the Nile dominates all life in Egypt for good and for bad — Herbert Moller > < two other leaders dominate that dynamic age: Innocent III and Frederick II — Will Durant > < the highest efficiency cannot be produced in any human being unless his whole character and his whole activity be dominated by some sentiment or passion — C.W.Eliot > b. : to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence upon < I have been criticized for “being dominated” by ideas rather than dominating them while composing — J.D.Cook > < painting, essentially a two-dimensional art, was for centuries dominated by the effort to achieve tridimensionality — Herbert Read > < Brown was well over 50 years of age before the idea of freeing the slaves by force dominated his mind > 3. : to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height < the once fiery volcano dominates the land for a hundred miles around — G.W.Long > < the Presidentials dominate the other mountain ranges — Bernard DeVoto > < a war-memorial tower dominates the campus > < the meetinghouse which dominates the square — R.M.Hodesh > 4. a. : to overspread or permeate so as to push all else into the background : predominate < the cypress, gum, and white cedar which dominate this swamp forest > < Easterners early fixed the culture pattern dominating this section > < this dream pervades the life of a culture as the fantasies of night dominate the mind of a sleeper — Lewis Mumford > < the idea of inescapable illness and operations dominated his life some years before he died — R.T.Hopkins > b. : to occupy in respect to prevalence or prominence the foremost position in < cotton manufacture dominates the city > < name brands dominate the market > < in Congress law dominates the professions > < national security expenditures continue to dominate the budget > < Egyptian art is dominated by religion > 5. a. : to prevail or be paramount in by virtue of superior or significant quality < he is one of those figures that dominate an age — Clive Bell > < collecting rather than creating man dominates the art scene at the moment — Emily Genauer > < his eyes were closed and no longer dominated his face with their fierce pride — T.B.Costain > b. : to hold a preeminence in or over especially so as to submerge all else in obscurity < in his interiors … color so dominates the canvas that the composition dissolves into a series of lights — Denys Sutton > < budgetary developments so drastic as to dominate the economic outlook — R.A.Musgrave > intransitive verb 1. : to hold superiority or mastery in power or strength < it was necessary for her to dominate and enslave, all her virtues — her strong lust to serve, to give, to nurse, to amuse — came from the imperative need for dominance over almost all she touched — Thomas Wolfe > < his lust for power, his craving to dominate, his burning sense of a historical mission given to him by God — W.L.Shirer > 2. : to provide directive control : constitute governing or determining influence < at times such material considerations as oil are allowed to dominate — Karl Baehr > < the application by the courts of the method of sociology … . Even when it does not seem to dominate, it is always in reserve — B.N.Cardozo > < a dominating factor in industrial growth > 3. : to occupy a more elevated or superior position < a village nestled under a dominating crag > 4. : to prevail over or exceed all others in number, proportion, or frequency < flimsy temporary structures dominate — P.S.Fritz > < the dominating rocks are granitic > < the dominating winds are westerly > 5. : to surpass or overshadow all others in prominence, recognition, prestige < let one color dominate, using it in the largest areas — Betty Fisk > < the dominating theme in all this avant-garde fiction — G.A.Wagner > |
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