domineer

English

Etymology

From Dutch domineren, from Middle French dominer.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːm.ɪnˌɪɹ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

domineer (third-person singular simple present domineers, present participle domineering, simple past and past participle domineered)

1. (transitive) To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; to tyrannize.

Derived terms

• domineerer

 

Translations

rule over

• Bulgarian: тиранизирам (bg) (tiraniziram), потискам (bg) (potiskam)
• Dutch: domineren (nl)
• Greek: δεσπόζω (el) (despózo)
• Maori: whakatopatopa, tikai
• Spanish: domeñar (es)
• Tày: cai
• Vietnamese: hà hiếp (vi)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

domineer

1. inflection of domineren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• dominere