dominate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

2. 2

   To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone

3. 3

   To enjoy a commanding position in some field

   • Individual mistakes proved costly for Wigan who, particularly after the half-time introduction of Hugo Rodallega, dominated for long periods.
   • Halogen dominates standard bulb shipments, the association reported, representing almost half of the total, followed by CFLs at about 27 percent, a share that is on the decline.
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   1. 4

      To overlook from a height.

      • Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century.
   2. 5

      To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to…

      To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.

   3. 6

      Dominant.

      • From the middle of June in 1913 and the first of July in 1914, it became the dominate species, forming 90 per cent. or more of the fauna, and remained so until the end of the season.
      • GM, 33, FEMME, very loving, caring, sensitive, sexual. I would love to hear from a fairly dominate butch type from the Portland Oregon area.
   4. 7

      The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's…

      The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.

The neighborhood

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