dominate

Plural: dominates

Verb

Verb Forms: dominated, dominating, dominates

To have power and control over something or someone.
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
be in control
- "Her husband completely dominates her"
have dominance or the power to defeat over
be greater in significance than
look down on
- "The villa dominates the town"
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
To enjoy a commanding position in some field
To overlook from a height.
To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.

Adj

Dominant.

Noun

The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.

Examples

He sought to dominate the Scrabble board, using strategic blocks and high-scoring bingos.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“to rule, have dominion”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dominus (“lord, master”) + -or (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

command, eclipse, master, overlook, overshadow, overtop, predominate, prevail, reign, rule

Antonyms

obey, submit

Scrabble Score: 11

dominate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dominate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dominate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

dominate: valid Words With Friends Word