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domineer

dom·i·neer [ dòmmə nr, dómmə nr ] (past and past participle dom·i·neered, present participle dom·i·neer·ing, 3rd person present singular dom·i·neers)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
behave tyrannically: to rule over others tyrannically, or behave in an overbearing way

[Late 16th century. Via Dutch domineren< Latin dominari (see dominate)]
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