dominate
B2Academic AWL-3Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/US /ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/
Meaning
verb
to control or have a lot of influence over somebody/something, especially in an unpleasant way
“She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate.”
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“And the second is academic ability, which has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities design the system in their image.”
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And the second is academic ability, which has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities design the system in their image.
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