Definition of dominates:
(v) :
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
(v) :
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
(v) :
To enjoy a commanding position in some field
(adj) :
Dominant.
(v) :
To overlook from a height.
(v) :
(computing, graph theory, linguistics) To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.