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# dominate

verb (dominate, dominates, dominated, dominating)

«dominate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To have power or control over someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#m1)
2. To be the biggest, strongest or most important part of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#m2)
3. (sport) To play much better than the other team for most of a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#m3)
4. To be the tallest or most noticeable thing in a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history, empires dominated other lands; in sport, a team dominates a match; in science, a dominant gene shows in the child; in everyday life, one topic can dominate the news or a conversation; phrases: «dominate the game», «dominate the skyline».

### Examples

- The castle dominated the little town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x1)
- Our team dominated the match but still lost 1–0. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x2)
- One loud boy tried to dominate the group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x3)
- The story of the flood dominated the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x4)
- Rome dominated much of Europe for centuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x5)
- Bright red dominates the painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x6)
- Lions dominate the African grassland food chain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Adjective: dominant; noun: domination, dominance. Pronounced DOM-in-ate. In genetics, a dominant trait shows even if only one parent passes it on.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dominate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dominate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dominate.html) on Mova free.