Both Uses of
dominate
in
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- Now the tide dominated all life.
Chpt 2.9 *dominated = was most influential (or controlled)
- How had it been in the old days when the magic, and supernatural spirits, and the cannibal man who lived at the north end of the world had dominated life here in this village?†
Chpt 3.15dominated = controlled; or was most influential or powerful
Definitions:
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(1)
(dominate) to control; or to be most influential, powerful, abundant, important, or conspicuous
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, domination can refer to a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.