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.Dom"i*nate, v. i. To be
dominant. Hallam.