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Definition
to control; or to be most influential, powerful, or conspicuousMuch more rarely, domination can refer to a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
- The defending World Champions dominated their unranked opponent.
dominated = controlled
- She completely dominates her boyfriend.
- Some expect Africanized bees to dominate European bees in semitropical regions.
- We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire.George W. Bush Quotes -- http://www.allgreatquotes.com/george_w_bush_quotes.shtml (retrieved 06/29/06)
- Real Madrid's dominating offensive attack helps them win many games.
- The company dominates its industry.
- Democrats dominate the committee.
- Eyes shining, mouths open, triumphant, they savored the right of domination.William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
- But how could I not think about something that had dominated my thoughts for nearly six months?Ernest J. Gaines -- A Lesson Before Dying
- They each hold one of his equally dominating pitching arms.W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game
- Before you could use that power you would need to become far stronger, and to train your will to the domination of others.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The way my mother held her tongue when I knew she was dying to offer an opinion, to dominate a conversation-to be my mother.Sarah Dessen -- Someone Like You
- It was a high snowy mountain and it dominated the valley but it was so far away that it did not make a shadow.Ernest Hemingway -- A Farewell to Arms
- "You dominated those horsemen with the way you looked at them," he said.Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist
- Campbell felt dominated by him.Oscar Wilde -- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Keen writes "Dominant/Recessive" on the board.Laurie Halse Anderson -- Speak
- She took a left at the major intersection, heading toward an older neighborhood, one dominated by Craftsman-style homes and large, spacious porches.Nicholas Sparks -- The Lucky One
- Apparently the vegetable kingdom in Mars, instead of having green for a dominant colour, is of a vivid blood-red tint.H.G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds
- Help me, O Lord, to dominate the movement of my legs that I should not run when the bad moment comes.Ernest Hemingway -- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- he dominated the bull by making him realize he was unattainable, while he prepared him for the killing.Ernest Hemingway -- The Sun Also Rises
dominates = controls
domination = having power over others
dominated = was most influential in
dominating = powerful and commanding (controlling)
domination = control
dominate = to control; or to be most influential
dominated = was far more conspicuous (noticeable) than
dominated = controlled
dominated = controlled
dominant = controlling; or most influential
dominated = where the most noticeable thing is
dominant = controlling; or most influential or powerful
dominate = control
dominated = controlled