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Domineer   /dˌɑmənˈɪr/   Listen
Domineer

verb
(past & past part. domineered; pres. part. domineering)
1.
Rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner.  Synonyms: tyrannise, tyrannize.






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"Domineer" Quotes from Famous Books



... their kennels, and the deepness of their throats is the depth of his discourse. A hawk he esteems the true burden of nobility,[37] and is exceeding ambitious to seem delighted in the sport, and have his fist gloved with his jesses.[38] A justice of peace he is to domineer in his parish, and do his neighbour wrong with more right.[39] He will be drunk with his hunters for company, and stain his gentility with droppings of ale. He is fearful of being sheriff of the shire by instinct, and ...
— Microcosmography - or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters • John Earle

... Theodora was busy, packing up, and could not accompany her; unfortunately for her, since Mrs. Nesbit took the opportunity of examining her on the same subject, though far from doing it in the same manner; commenting with short sarcastic laughs, censuring Mr. Fotheringham for trying to domineer, but finding much amusement in making out the grounds of his objection to Mrs. Finch, and taking pleasure in bringing, by her inquiries, a glow of confusion and distress on Violet's cheeks. Next she began to blame her for having visited such an imprudent person; and ...
— Heartsease - or Brother's Wife • Charlotte M. Yonge



Words linked to "Domineer" :   browbeat, hector, bullyrag, ballyrag, push around, bully, boss around, strong-arm, tyrannise



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