What does dominate mean?
Definitions for dominate
ˈdɒm əˌneɪtdom·i·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevailverb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
dominateverb
be in control
"Her husband completely dominates her"
dominate, masterverb
have dominance or the power to defeat over
"Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
overshadow, dominate, eclipseverb
be greater in significance than
"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
dominate, command, overlook, overtopverb
look down on
"The villa dominates the town"
Wiktionary
dominatenoun
A powerful underarm volley shot.
dominatenoun
To overlook from a height
dominateverb
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
dominateverb
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
dominateverb
To enjoy a commanding position in some field
Etymology: From dominatus, perfect active participle of dominor, from dominus; see dominus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DOMINATEverb
To predominate; to prevail over the rest.
Etymology: dominatus, Lat.
I thus conclude my theme,
The dominating humour makes the dream. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Dominate
The Dominate, also known as the late Roman Empire, is the name sometimes given to the "despotic" later phase of imperial government in the ancient Roman Empire. It followed the earlier period known as the "Principate". Until the empire was reunited in 313, this phase is more often called the Tetrarchy.It may begin with the commencement of the reign of Diocletian in AD 284, following the Third Century Crisis of AD 235–284, and to end in the west with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476, while in the east its end is disputed, as either occurring at the close of the reign of Justinian I (AD 565) or of Heraclius (AD 641). In form, the Dominate is considered to have been more authoritarian, less collegial and more bureaucratic than the Principate from which it emerged.
ChatGPT
dominate
To dominate, in a general sense, means to have power, influence and control over something or someone. It implies a state of being superior, leading, prevailing or being in the most commanding position. It can also refer to occupying or being predominant in a particular area or field.
Webster Dictionary
Dominateverb
to predominate over; to rule; to govern
Dominateverb
to be dominant
Etymology: [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.]
Wikidata
Dominate
The Dominate was the "despotic" latter phase of government in the ancient Roman Empire from the conclusion of the Third Century Crisis of 235–284 until the formal date of the collapse of the Western Empire in AD 476. It followed the period known as the Principate. In the Eastern half of the Empire, and especially from the time of Justinian I, the system of the Dominate evolved into autocratic absolutism. The term is derived from the Latin dominus, which translates English lord or master. This form of address - already used by slaves to address their masters - was used for emperors from the Julio-Claudian dynasty on, but inconsistently - Tiberius in particular is said to have reviled it as sycophancy. It became common under Diocletian, who is therefore a logical choice as the first ruler of the "early" dominate. Historian David Potter describes the transformation of government under Diocletian when describing the shifts in imagery the Emperor used to display his power: The style of Government so memorably described by Marcus, whereby the emperor sought to show himself as a model of correct aristocratic deportment, had given way to a style in which the emperor was seen to be distinct from all other mortals. His house could no longer be a grander version of houses that other people might live in: it, like him, had to be different.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dominate
dom′in-āt, v.t. to be lord over: to govern: to prevail over, to be the chief feature of.—n. Dominā′tion, government: absolute authority: tyranny.—adj. Dom′inative, governing: (rare) arbitrary.—n. Dom′inator (Shak.), a ruler or governor: a ruling influence. [L. domināri, -ātus, to be master—dominus, master—domare = Eng. tame.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dominate' in Verbs Frequency: #445
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dominate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dominate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of dominate in a Sentence
The US is kind of just playing catch-up, and I do worry sometimes the United States has forgotten that the world did not stand still for those years of the Trump administration, when it got on with things, to some extent, there's been a change in the world order, and The US can not dominate in the same way as The US did before.
It's something like $ 750 billion of investment worldwide going on in lithium-ion batteries, the challenge is most of that is happening in China. They dominate that supply chain. It's a significant national security challenge for us.
Iraq will rely more on Iran if it can, but I don’t think they can trust Iran. The United States will not try to dominate Iraq like Iran will try, there aren’t many choices available for the Iraqi government.
My expression is one of frustration, watching now for many years, in many ways predating the current climate and the current administration, the success of the right to define the terms of the debate, the success of the right to dominate the narrative... they're winning in ways that are alarming to me.
AI destroyed all the existing orders of this [Go] community and rebuilt it, human experts used to dominate the whole realm. Now we have to accept a non-human actor who has expertise, maybe even has exceeded the human experts. So how are we going to deal with it?
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- سيطرArabic
- преобладавам, господствамBulgarian
- dominarCatalan, Valencian
- dominovatCzech
- dominierenGerman
- δεσπόζωGreek
- dominiEsperanto
- dominarSpanish
- vallitaFinnish
- dominerFrench
- dominacarIdo
- dominareItalian
- dominować, przewyższaćPolish
- dominarPortuguese
- dominaRomanian
- домини́ровать, госпо́дствовать, преоблада́тьRussian
- vladatiSlovene
- domineraSwedish
- hükmetmekTurkish
- thống trịVietnamese
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