dominated

Adjective
Synonyms: henpecked

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
  2. harassed by persistent naggingSynonyms: henpecked
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.] To predominate over; to rule; to govern. "A city dominated by the ax." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]

dominated \dominated\ adj.

1.controlled or ruled by superior authority or power.

Syn: dominated by, under the thumb of(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

2.controlled by one's wife; -- of men.

Syn: henpecked. [WordNet 1.5]

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