Synonyms for domineer
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dom-uh-neer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɒm əˈnɪər |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for domineer
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