Dominating

Dominating
Dominate 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. [1913 Webster]

We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]


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  • dominating — adj. 1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of {subordinate}. Syn: ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant. [WordNet 1.5] 2. high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding area; of a height or viewpoint. Syn: commanding,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dominating — index leading (ranking first), omnipotent, powerful, predominant, prevailing (having superior force), salient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • dominating — adjective 1. most powerful or important or influential (Freq. 1) the economically ascendant class D day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe • Syn: ↑ascendant, ↑ascendent • Similar to: ↑dominant …   Useful english dictionary

  • dominating — [[t]dɒ̱mɪneɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A dominating person has a very strong personality and influences the people around them. She certainly was a dominating figure, a leader who gave her name to a political philosophy... The boy was brought …   English dictionary

  • dominating — adj. Dominating is used with these nouns: ↑presence …   Collocations dictionary

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  • Dominating set problem — The dominating set problem is an NP complete problem in graph theory.DefinitionAn instance of the dominating set problem consists of: * a graph G with a set V of vertices and a set E of edges, and * a positive integer K smaller than or equal to… …   Wikipedia

  • dominating — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Exercising controlling power or influence: commanding, controlling, dominant, domina tive, governing, paramount, preponderant, regnant, reigning, ruling. See OVER …   English dictionary for students

  • dominating — domi·nate || dÉ‘mɪneɪt / dÉ’m v. control, rule, command …   English contemporary dictionary

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