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title: dominate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dominate» in the school dictionary: To have power or control over someone or something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dominate

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**Who acts:** castle, team, One loud boy, story, Rome, Bright red · **What happens:** have, be, play, dominate, lose, try · **To what, where:** power, tallest thing, place, little town, match, 1

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«dominate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dominate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dominate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To have power or control over someone or something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:m1:1
# text = To have power or control over someone or something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | power or control over someone |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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To be the biggest, strongest or most important part of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:m2:1
# text = To be the biggest, strongest or most important part of something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	9	advmod	_	_
9	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To play much better than the other team for most of a game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:m3:1
# text = To play much better than the other team for most of a game.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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To be the tallest or most noticeable thing in a place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:m4:1
# text = To be the tallest or most noticeable thing in a place.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	noticeable	noticeable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | the tallest thing |  | a place |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The castle dominated the little town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x1:1
# text = The castle dominated the little town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dominated	dominate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dominate** | past | the castle | the little town |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme town=Co-Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our team dominated the match but still lost 1–0.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x2:1
# text = Our team dominated the match but still lost 1–0.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dominated	dominate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dominate** | past | Our team | the match |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme match=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | past | Our team *not said here* | 1 |  |  | still | – 0 | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 1=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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One loud boy tried to dominate the group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x3:1
# text = One loud boy tried to dominate the group.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	dominate	dominate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | One loud boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **dominate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | One loud boy *not said here* | the group |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme group=Co-Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The story of the flood dominated the news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x4:1
# text = The story of the flood dominated the news.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	dominated	dominate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dominate** | past | the story of the flood | the news |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme news=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Rome dominated much of Europe for centuries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x5:1
# text = Rome dominated much of Europe for centuries.
1	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dominated	dominate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dominate** | past | Rome | much of Europe |  |  | century |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme much=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bright red dominates the painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x6:1
# text = Bright red dominates the painting.
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	red	red	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dominates	dominate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dominate** | present | Bright red | the painting |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme painting=Co-Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions dominate the African grassland food chain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dominate:x7:1
# text = Lions dominate the African grassland food chain.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dominate	dominate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	grassland	grassland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dominate** | present | Lions | the African grassland food chain |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme chain=Co-Theme |

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