Dom"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.]
To predominate over; to rule; to govern.
"A city
dominated by the ax."
Dickens.
We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated.
W. Tooke.
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Dom"i*nate, v. i.
To be dominant.
Hallam.
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