domineer

Verb
Synonyms: tyrannizetyrannise

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner“her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her”Synonyms: tyrannizetyrannise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Domineer \Dom`i*neer"\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Domineered; p. pr. & vb. n. Domineering.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See Dominate, v. t.] To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents. [1913 Webster]

Go to the feast, revel and domineer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

His wishes tend abroad to roam, And hers to domineer at home. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

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