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1.
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
2.
to tower; to tower over or above: The castle domineers the town.
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domineer
1580s, from Du. domineren "to rule," from M.Fr. dominer, from L. dominari "to rule, 'lord' it over" (see domination). Shakespeare's usage is not the earliest in English. Related: Domineering.
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