dominate
verb OPAL W
/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
/ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dominate | /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it dominates | /ˈdɒmɪneɪts/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple dominated | /ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle dominated | /ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form dominating | /ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to control or have a lot of influence over somebody/something, especially in an unpleasant way
- She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate.
- dominate somebody/something He tended to dominate the conversation.
- As a child he was dominated by his father.
- professions that were once dominated by men
- These two regions continue to dominate the market for orange juice.
- In the 1960s American styles dominated the art world.
Extra Examples- The insurance market is totally dominated by the private pension organizations.
- This is an attempt to control the multinational giants who dominate the chemical industry.
- His work increasingly dominates his life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
- [transitive] dominate something to be the most important or noticeable feature of something
- The train crash dominated the news.
- The elections continue to dominate the headlines.
- Diet books dominate bestseller lists.
- He dominates every scene he's in.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
- [transitive] dominate something to be the largest, highest or most obvious thing in a place
- The cathedral dominates the city.
- [transitive, intransitive] dominate (something) (sport) to play much better than your opponent in a game
- Arsenal dominated the first half of the match.
- United completely dominated the first half of the game.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin dominat- ‘ruled, governed’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.