1 verb have power over TRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas ar c m uan lámh in uachtar a bheith agat arthe market is dominated by that companytá formhór an mhargaidh ag an gcomhlacht sinthis philosophy dominated the worldbhí an fhealsúnacht sin i réim ar fud an domhain2 verb be best person/thing in TRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas ilámh in uachtar a bheith agat ithey dominated the second halfbhí an lámh in uachtar acu sa dara leathhis novels dominate the literary worldtá a chuid úrscéalta i réim i measc lucht na litríochta3 verb command place, building, etc TRANSITIVEthe castle dominates the whole areatá an caisleán go hard os cionn an cheantair ar fadthe landscape is dominated by the mountainsna sléibhte an ghné is suntasaí sa tírdhreach