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DOMINEER
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they domineer ... he / she / it domineers
Past simple: domineered
Past participle: domineered
-ing form: domineering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
Example:
her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her
Synonyms:
domineer; tyrannise; tyrannize
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "domineer" is one way to...):
ballyrag; boss around; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; hector; push around; strong-arm (be bossy towards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot domineer Sue
