Antonyms for domineer

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

Synonyms for domineer

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