dominate

Meaning

Verb

1. To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
2. To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
3. To enjoy a commanding position in some field
4. To overlook from a height.
5. To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.

Adj

Dominant.

Noun

The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.

Synonyms

rule

control

predominate

prevail

govern

reign

command

overshadow

overtop

manage

master

domineer

overlook

surpass

subjugate

dominant

conquer

hold sway

allocate

administer

exceed

override

lift

eclipse

tower

defeat

predominant

preponderate

outshine

wield

reach

rise

rule over

soar

overmaster

overpower

overrun

overstep

overtake

overwhelm

overwhelming

permeate

popular

possess

predomination

preside

press

prick

protrude

rear

regulate

ruling

soften

spring

subdue

superintendence

supervise

suppress

take

throne

reign supreme

tractable

train

🚋

transcend

transude

tyrannize

uplift

uprise

vanquish

win

be in charge of

call the tune

get a handle on

tower above

be prevalent

assume the leadership

budget

management

bring under control

contain

lord over

administrate

arrange

ascend

beat

billow

bring

carry

cinch

climb

climb over

corner

curb

dominance

domination

drag

educate

excel

fashionable

go beyond

go up

handle

heighten

lead

monopolize

nook

obsess

obtain

oppress

outbalance

outclass

outscore

overage

overarch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɒm.əˌneɪt/

Etymology

From Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“rule, have dominion”), from dominus (“lord, master”); see dominus.