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Meaning of dominate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dominate
      v 1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
           "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this
           neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {dominate}, {rule},
           {reign}, {prevail}]
      2: be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her"
      3: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain
         completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the
         problems" [syn: {dominate}, {master}]
      4: be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed
         the couple's happiness" [syn: {overshadow}, {dominate},
         {eclipse}]
      5: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn:
         {dominate}, {command}, {overlook}, {overtop}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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