Definition of: dominate

(dom′ə·nāt) v. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing v.t.
1. To exercise control over; govern.
2. To tower above; loom over: The city dominates the plain.
—v.i.
3. To have control; hold sway. [<L dominatus, pp. of dominare rule, dominate <dominus lord]
—dom′i·na′tive adjective
—dom′i·na′tor noun