domineer


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dom·i·neer

 (dŏm′ə-nîr′)
v. dom·i·neered, dom·i·neer·ing, dom·i·neers
v.tr.
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; tyrannize.
v.intr.
To exercise arbitrary or arrogant rule or control.
[Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominārī, to dominate; see dominate.]
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domineer

(ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə)
vb
(often foll by: over) to act with arrogance or tyranny; behave imperiously
[C16: from Dutch domineren, from French dominer to dominate]
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dom•i•neer

(ˌdɒm əˈnɪər)

v.i.
1. to exert dominance or control (usu. fol. by over or above).
v.t.
2. to rule arbitrarily or despotically; dominate.
[1585–95; < Dutch domineren < French dominer < Latin dominārī]
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domineer


Past participle: domineered
Gerund: domineering

Imperative
domineer
domineer
Present
I domineer
you domineer
he/she/it domineers
we domineer
you domineer
they domineer
Preterite
I domineered
you domineered
he/she/it domineered
we domineered
you domineered
they domineered
Present Continuous
I am domineering
you are domineering
he/she/it is domineering
we are domineering
you are domineering
they are domineering
Present Perfect
I have domineered
you have domineered
he/she/it has domineered
we have domineered
you have domineered
they have domineered
Past Continuous
I was domineering
you were domineering
he/she/it was domineering
we were domineering
you were domineering
they were domineering
Past Perfect
I had domineered
you had domineered
he/she/it had domineered
we had domineered
you had domineered
they had domineered
Future
I will domineer
you will domineer
he/she/it will domineer
we will domineer
you will domineer
they will domineer
Future Perfect
I will have domineered
you will have domineered
he/she/it will have domineered
we will have domineered
you will have domineered
they will have domineered
Future Continuous
I will be domineering
you will be domineering
he/she/it will be domineering
we will be domineering
you will be domineering
they will be domineering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been domineering
you have been domineering
he/she/it has been domineering
we have been domineering
you have been domineering
they have been domineering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been domineering
you will have been domineering
he/she/it will have been domineering
we will have been domineering
you will have been domineering
they will have been domineering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been domineering
you had been domineering
he/she/it had been domineering
we had been domineering
you had been domineering
they had been domineering
Conditional
I would domineer
you would domineer
he/she/it would domineer
we would domineer
you would domineer
they would domineer
Past Conditional
I would have domineered
you would have domineered
he/she/it would have domineered
we would have domineered
you would have domineered
they would have domineered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.domineer - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic mannerdomineer - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
tyrannise, tyrannize
ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
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domineer

verb
To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner:
boss, dictate, dominate, order, rule, tyrannize.
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Translations

domineer

[ˌdɒmɪˈnɪəʳ] VI → dominar, tiranizar (over a)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

domineer

vi → tyrannisieren (over sb jdn)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

domineer

[ˌdɒmɪˈnɪəʳ] vi to domineer (over) → fare il tiranno (con)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Nor, in profile, does this wondrous brow diminish; though that way viewed, its grandeur does not domineer upon you so.
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This was especially to be remarked if any one attempted to impose upon, or domineer over, his favourite: he was painfully jealous lest a word should be spoken amiss to him; seeming to have got into his head the notion that, because he liked Heathcliff, all hated, and longed to do him an ill-turn.
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It is about ninety-seven miles in length, and seventy- eight in breadth, rising gradually into three pyramidal summits or cones; the highest, Mouna Roa, being eighteen thousand feet above the level of the sea, so as to domineer over the whole archipelago, and to be a landmark over a wide extent of ocean.
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