əˈnɪər 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.
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| —vb (often foll by over) | |
| to act with arrogance or tyranny; behave imperiously | |
| [C16: from Dutch domineren, from French dominer to | |
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Domineer
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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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