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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.

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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