dominate

/ˈdɑm·əˌneɪt/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing: [T] It was the story that dominated the headlines this week. [T] The Rams dominated the football game in handing the Eagles their second loss.

(Definition of dominate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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domesticate v
domesticated adj
domesticity n
domicile n
dominant adj
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domineering adj
dominion n
domino n
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