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əˈnɪər
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
2.
to tower; to tower over or above:
The castle domineers the town.
Origin:
1585–95;
< D
domineren
< F
dominer
< L
dominārī,
equiv. to
domin
(
us
) lord +
-ārī
inf. suffix
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dom·i·neer
(dŏm'ə-nîr')
v.
dom·i·neered
,
dom·i·neer·ing
,
dom·i·neers
v.
tr.
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; tyrannize.
v.
intr.
To exercise arbitrary or arrogant rule or control.
[Dutch
domineren
, from French
dominer
, from Latin
dominārī
,
to dominate
; see
dominate
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
domineer
1588, from Du.
domineren
"to rule," from M.Fr.
dominer,
from L.
dominari
"to rul
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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