To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
To enjoy a commanding position in some field
To overlook from a height.
To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.
Dominant.
To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
To dismiss from employment.
To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
To ignore (a comment, etc.).
To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go.
To gain weight