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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dom-uh-neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒm əˌneɪt |
Definition of dominated
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin dominatus, past participle of dominari "to rule, dominate, to govern," from dominus (see domain). Related: Dominated; dominating. Or perhaps a back-formation from domination.
- verb govern, rule
- verb tower above
- Her tone was dominated by the desire to be calm, and get at his real feeling.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He looked like a man who all his life had dominated not only other men, but himself.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- All other sounds were dominated by the monotonous shouts of the gondoliers.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- More to the left arose the Serre de Julos, dominated by the Miramont.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Only expectation, and eagerness to get at the Tories dominated them.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- She dominated all her friends on the ground of a former intimacy with the Emperor.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- De Launay dominated her, and she stood as rigid as a statue, awaiting the cataclysm.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- Do you agree, then, that we must hold aloof from every one so dominated?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- He dominated the forest, the secular gloom, the old mankind.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- He was very slow about it; but I dominated my nervousness sufficiently not to shout after him.
- Extract from : « The Secret Sharer » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for dominated
- bestride
- boss
- call the shots
- command
- control
- detract from
- dictate
- direct
- domineer
- eclipse
- handle
- have one's way
- have upper hand
- head
- hold sway over
- influence
- keep under thumb
- lay down the law
- lead
- lead by the nose
- look down upon
- loom over
- manage
- monopolize
- outshine
- overbear
- overlie
- overlook
- overrule
- overshadow
- overtop
- play first fiddle
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- prevail over
- reign
- rule the roost
- run
- run the show
- sit on top of
- stand over
- subject
- subjugate
- superabound
- survey
- sway
- tyrannize
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