dominate

🇺🇸 /ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to control or have strong influence over someone or something, often in a bad way

His father's strict rules dominate his daily life.

B2

to be the most important or noticeable part of something

Diet books dominate the bestseller lists every year.

R

to be the largest, tallest, or most obvious thing in a place

The tall building seems to dominate the entire city skyline.

R

to play much better than the other team in a game

The home team managed to dominate the match from start to finish.

translation

v. to control or have strong influence over someone or something, often in a bad way; to be the most important or noticeable part of something; to be the largest, tallest, or most obvious thing in a place; to play much better than the other team in a game

Word Forms

3rd Present dominates
Past dominated
Perfect dominated
Progressive dominating