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• dominate — dominate, domineer Dominate means primarily ‘to exercise control or influence over’ and is used transitively (with an object). Domineer is a more judgemental word meaning ‘to behave in an arrogant and overbearing way’ and is often used with over… …   Modern English usage

• dominate — [[t]dɒ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] ♦♦ dominates, dominating, dominated 1) VERB To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it. [V n] The book is expected to dominate the best seller lists. [V n] ...countries where life… …   English dictionary

• dominate */*/ — UK [ˈdɒmɪneɪt] / US [ˈdɑmɪˌneɪt] verb Word forms dominate : present tense I/you/we/they dominate he/she/it dominates present participle dominating past tense dominated past participle dominated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to control something or …   English dictionary

• dominate — verb ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, entirely, overwhelmingly, thoroughly, totally, utterly ▪ She completely dominated the conversation. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• dominate — dom|i|nate [ damı,neıt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to control something or someone, often in a negative way, because you have more power or influence: As a boy, he was dominated by his mother. She tends to dominate the conversation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dominate*/*/ — [ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to control someone or something by having more power or influence She tends to dominate the conversation.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to be the most important aspect or feature of a particular situation The earthquake once again… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• domineer — dominate, domineer Dominate means primarily ‘to exercise control or influence over’ and is used transitively (with an object). Domineer is a more judgemental word meaning ‘to behave in an arrogant and overbearing way’ and is often used with over… …   Modern English usage

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium