transcription, транскрипция: [ dɒmɪneɪt ]
( dominates, dominating, dominated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.
The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists...
No single factor appears to dominate.
VERB : V n , V
• domi‧na‧tion
...the domination of the market by a small number of organizations.
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2.
If one country or person dominates another, they have power over them.
Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships...
The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate.
VERB : V n , V
• domi‧na‧tion
They had five centuries of domination by the Romans.
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3.
If a building, mountain, or other object dominates an area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it.
It’s one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place.
VERB : V n