Definitions for: Domineer

[v] rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dom`i*neer", v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Domineered;
p. pr. & vb. n. Domineering.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf.
OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See Dominate, v. t.]
To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master;
to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with
conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as,
to domineer over dependents.

Go to the feast, revel and domineer. --Shak.

His wishes tend abroad to roam, And hers to domineer at
home. --Prior.

Synonyms: tyrannise, tyrannize

See Also: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm

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