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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dom-uh-neer
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɒm əˈnɪər



Definition of domineer

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Dutch domineren "to rule" (16c.), from Middle French dominer, from Latin dominari "to rule, 'lord' it over" (see domination). Shakespeare's usage is not the earliest in English. Related: Domineering.
  • verb oppress; assume authority
Example sentences :
  • Thereupon, Bismarck proceeded to domineer over the delegates.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
  • The Bishop is old and meek, and Mr. Groschut thought that he could domineer.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • But she had become imperious, and inclined to domineer, if not in action, yet in spirit.
  • Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope
  • The proclivity of the natural man is to domineer or to be subservient.
  • Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various
  • There is no creature in the world so ready as he to domineer, to enslave, to destroy.
  • Extract from : « History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) » by Various
  • You will domineer over her, and desire to have your own way.
  • Extract from : « An Old Man's Love » by Anthony Trollope
  • And who does not know how ruthlessly women will tyrannize when they are let to domineer?
  • Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray
  • She presumed on my forbearance, and tried to domineer over me.
  • Extract from : « The Duchess of Trajetto » by Anne Manning
  • To work like a slave even when there was nobody to domineer over him!
  • Extract from : « Dorothy » by Evelyn Raymond
  • Why allow it to meddle with and domineer over things which do not concern it?
  • Extract from : « Secrets of the Sword » by Csar Lecat de Bazancourt

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