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domineer

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈdɑːm.ɪnˌɪɹ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: D AA2 M AH0 N IH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tyrannize, tyrannise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around

History

Etymology

From Dutch domineren, from Middle French dominer.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тиранизирам (tiraniziram) — rule over
  • Bulgarian: потискам (potiskam) — rule over
  • Dutch: domineren — rule over
  • Greek: δεσπόζω (despózo) — rule over
  • Hungarian: zsarnokoskodik — rule over
  • Hungarian: basáskodik — rule over
  • Hungarian: önkényeskedik — rule over
  • Hungarian: hatalmaskodik — rule over
  • Hungarian: parancsolgat — rule over
  • Māori: whakatopatopa — rule over
  • Māori: tikai — rule over
  • Polish: dyrygować — rule over
  • Polish: rządzić — rule over
  • Spanish: domeñar — rule over
  • Tày: cai — rule over
  • Vietnamese: hà hiếp — rule over