D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dominate

/däm'-ən-ātˌ/ · Dom·i·nate · IPA /ˈdɑ.məˌneɪt/
01 v. t. To predominate over; to rule; to govern.
imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating
  1. 1.
    To predominate over; to rule; to govern.
    “We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated.” — W. Tooke.
02 v. i. To be dominant.
  1. 1.
    To be dominant.