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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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Adj. 1. dominating - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

ascendant, ascendent

dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

2. dominating - used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

commanding, overlooking

high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

3. [画像:dominating - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power]dominating - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"

autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty, peremptory, magisterial

domineering - tending to domineer

dominating

adjective

Exercising controlling power or influence:

commanding, controlling, dominant, dominative, governing, paramount, preponderant, regnant, reigning, ruling.

Translations

dominante dominatore

dominating

[ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ] ADJ → dominante, dominador

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dominating

[ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ] adj (= commanding) [person, influence] → dominateur/trice

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