Dominated

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dominated \dominated\ adj.
     1. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power.
  
     Syn: dominated by, under the thumb of(predicate).
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     2. controlled by one's wife; -- of men.
  
     Syn: henpecked.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dominated
       adj 1: controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
       2: harassed by persistent nagging [syn: {henpecked}]