dominate
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or powerTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
» Some people say Japan is a male-dominated society.
Manche Leute sagen, Japan ist eine von Männern dominierte Gesellschaft. — Esperantostern
Некоторые люди говорят, что в японском обществе доминируют мужчины. — Selena777
Деякі люди кажуть, що в японському суспільстві домінують чоловіки. — shanghainese
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
dominieren, herrschen
госпо́дствоватьgospódstvovatʹ, преоблада́тьpreobladátʹ, домини́роватьdominírovatʹ
be in control
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone.
домини́роватьdominírovatʹ
To enjoy a commanding position in some field.
To overlook from a height.
To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.
Examples
102 sentencesSome people say Japan is a male-dominated society.
Деякі люди кажуть, що в японському суспільстві домінують чоловіки. — shanghainese
ruНекоторые люди говорят, что в японском обществе доминируют мужчины. — Selena777
deManche Leute sagen, Japan ist eine von Männern dominierte Gesellschaft. — Esperantostern
Dinosaurs once dominated the earth.
ruДинозавры когда-то господствовали на Земле. — odexed
deEinst beherrschten Dinosaurier die Erde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't let that man dominate you.
Не дозволяй цьому чоловіку взяти контроль над тобою. — Ahha
deLass dich von dem Mann nicht beherrschen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He loves to be dominated and likes manly males.
Йому подобаються мужні чоловіки та коли над ним домінують. — Ahha
Her heart was dominated by ambition.
deIhr Herz wurde von Ehrgeiz beherrscht. — Zaghawa
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“to rule, have dominiBorrowed from Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“to rule, have dominion”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dominus (“lord, master”) + -or (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
dominates, dominating, dominated, dominatedSynonyms
10 synonyms- have dominance or the power to defeat over:master
- look down on:commandoverlookovertop
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance:predominaterulereignprevail
- be greater in significance than:overshadoweclipse
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.