verb
-nates; -nated; -nating
[+ obj] :to have control of or power over (someone or something)
[+ obj] :to be the most important part of (something)
to be much more powerful or successful than others in a game, competition, etc. [no obj]
[no obj] :to be most common
[+ obj] :to be the largest or most noticeable object in (a place)