dominate

/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/ verb [I, T]

Definition

CONTROL › to control or have power over someone or something: The US continues to dominate the world politically.

BE IMPORTANT › to be the largest, most important, or most noticeable part of something: The cathedral dominates the skyline.

(Definition of dominate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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