verb
- Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
- usage: "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
- synonyms: predominate, rule, reign, prevail
- Be in control.
- usage: "Her husband completely dominates her"
- Have dominance or the power to defeat over.
- usage: "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
- synonyms: master
- Be greater in significance than.
- usage: "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
- synonyms: overshadow, eclipse
- Look down on.
- usage: "The villa dominates the town"
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