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- pronunciation:
- dam
neIt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dominates, dominating, dominated |
| definition 1: |
to control by the use of power; rule.
统治, 管
The large country dominates the small countries that are next to it.My older sister tries to dominate me.大国统治其相邻的小国。我的姐姐试图管我。- synonyms:
- control, govern, rule
- similar words:
- command, conquer, direct, monopolize, overcome, overpower, subdue
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| definition 2: |
to rise above; tower over.
俯视, 高耸于
The surrounding hills dominate our city.周围的山峰俯瞰着我们的城市。- similar words:
- diminish, dwarf, eclipse
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| related words: |
boss, enslave, lead, occupy, possess, restrain |
| derivations: |
dominating (adj.), dominatingly (adv.), dominator (n.) |
The word dominate
contains the following parts:
dom1, domin
Latin
root
that means master
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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