dominateverb
uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/us/ˈdɑː.mə.neɪt/dominate verb (HAVE CONTROL)
B2 [ I or T ] to have control over a place or person:
He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.
They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.
More examples
- It's astonishing to think that only a few years ago Communism dominated eastern Europe.
- The skyline is dominated by smoking factory chimneys.
- a political party dominated by populists
- Despite dominating the game, United couldn't score and lost 2-0.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- heel
- high-handed
- hook
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- regimentation
- rein
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dominate verb (BE IMPORTANT)
C1 [ T ] to be the largest, most important, or most noticeable part of something:
The cathedral dominates the landscape for miles around.
The dispute is likely to dominate the news.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- heel
- high-handed
- hook
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- regimentation
- rein
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dominating
adjective uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈdɑː.mə.neɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
a dominating personality