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dominate
What does dominate mean?
dominate (verb): to exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce dominate?
/ˈdɑməˌneɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dominate come from?
Borrowed from Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“to rule, have dominion”), from dominus (“lord, master”) + -or (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to dominate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dominate” mean?
to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock
Not quite: that's what sway means.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Not quite: that's what adjust means.
to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way
Not quite: that's what stray means.
to exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
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