dominate in WordNet English dictionary

1. look down on
   "The villa dominates the town"
   dominate  command  overlook  overtop 
   
2. have dominance or the power to defeat over
   "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
   dominate  master 
   
3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
   predominate  dominate  rule  reign  prevail 
   
4. be in control
   "Her husband completely dominates her"
   dominate 
   
5. be greater in significance than
   "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
   overshadow  dominate  eclipse