Dominating

dominating
    adj 1: most powerful or important or influential; "the
           economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the
           dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: {ascendant},
           {ascendent}, {dominating}]
    2: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the
       ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside";
       "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn: {commanding},
       {dominating}, {overlooking}]
    3: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually
       unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic
       behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather
       aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees
       in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory
       manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy}, {dominating}, {high-and-
       mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}]
    

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.
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         We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either
         dominant or dominated.                   --W. Tooke.
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dominating \dominating\ adj.
   1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of
      {subordinate}.

   Syn: ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant.
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   2. high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding
      area; -- of a height or viewpoint.

   Syn: commanding, overlooking.
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