# dominate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ · frequency rank #8,658

## Definitions
1. To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
2. To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
3. To enjoy a commanding position in some field
4. To overlook from a height.
5. To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“to rule, have dominion”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dominus (“lord, master”) + -or (verb-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **donate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominate-vs-donate)
- **dominated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominate-vs-dominated)
- **dominant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominant-vs-dominate)
- **dominance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominance-vs-dominate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddominate`, `dmoinate`, `doimnate`, `domiante`, `dominaet`, `dominatte`, `dominnate`, `domintae`, `domminate`, `domniate`, `odminate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dominate