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Webster 1913 Edition


Domineer

Domˊi-neer′

,
Verb.
I.
&
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Domineered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Domineering
.]
[F.
dominer
, L.
dominari
: cf. OD.
domineren
to feast luxuriously. See
Dominate
,
Verb.
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
.
Go to the feast, revel and
domineer
.
Shakespeare
His wishes tend abroad to roam,
And hers to
domineer
at home.
Prior.

Webster 1828 Edition


Domineer

DOMINEER

,
Verb.
I.
[L. See Dominant.]
1.
To rule over with insolence or arbitrary sway.
To domineer over subjects or servants is evidence of a low mind.
2.
To bluster; to hector; to swell with conscious superiority, or haughtiness.
Go to the feast, revel and domineer.

Definition 2024


domineer

domineer

English

Verb

domineer (third-person singular simple present domineers, present participle domineering, simple past and past participle domineered)

  1. To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; to tyrannize.

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Pronunciation

Verb

domineer

  1. first-person singular present indicative of domineren
  2. imperative of domineren

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