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domineer - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'domineer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Domineer [ 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.

Meaning of 'domineer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . domineer [ v]
Meaning (1):
- rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
Example in sentence:
  • her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her

Nearby Words:

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