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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dominated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dominating}.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See {Dame}, and cf. {Domineer}.] To predominate over; to rule; to govern. ''A city dominated by the ax.'' --Dickens.
We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, verb (used without an object) To be dominant. --Hallam.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dominate
verb
1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {rule}, {reign}, {prevail}]
2: be in control; rule the roost; "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: {master}]
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {command}, {overlook}, {overtop}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "dominate": be in, be in force, be the rage, be the rule, be the thing, bestraddle, bestride, carry authority, clear, command, control, crack the whip, deprive of freedom, dictate, direct, disenfranchise, disfranchise, domineer, enslave, enthrall, govern, handle, have clout, have power, have the ascendancy, have the power, have the right, have the say, hold captive, hold down, hold in bondage, hold in captivity, hold in leash, hold in subjection, hypnotize, keep down, keep under, lead, lead captive, look down upon, make dependent, manage, master, mesmerize, obtain, outtop, overarch, overlook, overshadow, overtop, peonize, play first fiddle, possess authority, predominate, preponderate, prevail, reign, rise above, rule, rule the roost, subject, subjugate, subordinate, supervise, surmount, take captive, take the lead, top, tower above, tower over, twist, vassalize, wear the pants, wield authority
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