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dom·i·nate

 (dŏm′ə-nāt′)
v. dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing, dom·i·nates
v.tr.
1. To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power: Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them.
2. To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over: Ambition dominated their lives.
3.
a. To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in: a drug company that dominates the tranquilizer market.
b. To be the most abundant in: Grasses dominate most salt marshes.
4. To overlook from a height: a view from the cliffside chalet that dominates the valley.
v.intr.
1. To have or exert strong authority or mastery.
2. To be situated in or occupy a position that is more elevated or decidedly superior to others.
3. To be predominant in an ecosystem.

[Latin dominārī, domināt-, to rule, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

dom′i·na′tive adj.
dom′i·na′tor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.dominating - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
2.dominating - used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
3.dominating - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powerdominating - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
domineering - tending to domineer
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dominating

adjective
Exercising controlling power or influence:
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Translations

dominating

[ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ] ADJdominante, dominador
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dominating

[ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ] adj (= commanding) [person, influence] → dominateur/trice
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Here and there were flags, the red in the stripes dominating. They splashed bits of warm color upon the dark lines of troops.
Swift's instinctive dominating impulse was personal ambition, and during this period he made long visits to London, attempting to push his fortunes with the Whig statesmen, who were then growing in power; attempting, that is, to secure a higher position in the Church; also, be it added, to get relief for the ill-treated English Church in Ireland.
They never came back to see their mother, and the latter being, like many persons of active mind and dominating will, sedentary and corpulent in her habit, had philosophically remained at home.
Didal capped off her dominating performance with what looked like as an ollie that she transitioned into a heelflip in her fifth trick.
There is no one close enough to usurp them at the moment with the duo dominating the sport since returning from their respective injury layoffs at the start of the 2017 campaign.
Spinkai top dominating Saprai pass and Star Kille have been secured, said a press release issued here by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday.
Both the bitter and citrus flavours last well into the aftertaste, with perhaps the bitter flavours dominating at the very end.
A set D [usbset or equal to] V is a dominating set of G if D dominates V{G).
A set S [subset] V is a dominating set if every vertex in V is either in S or is adjacent to a vertex in S, that is V = [[union].sub.s [member of] S]N[s].
They are mainly Macedonians and Albanians, who leave to municipalities where their ethnic group is most dominating. According to statistical analyses, it has been noted that despite socio-economic reasons, a great reason for the migrations are the ethnic prejudices too.
Economist Mohammad Al-Tarrah told KUNA that the waite-and-see approach is dominating the market as traders wait the release of annual financial statements of listed companies.
This paper therefore aims to examine the relationship between cognitive CQ, as one of four components of cultural intelligence and dominating style, on the five conflict resolution styles using a sample of managers working in multinational industrial organization in Egypt.