Meanings
verbdomineer (third-person singular simple present domineers, present participle domineering, simple past and past participle domineered)
present singular third person domineers · participle present domineering · participle past domineered · past domineered
- transitiveTo rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; to tyrannize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbrule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchdominer
- Dutchdomineren
- Englishdomineer
From Dutch domineren, from Middle French dominer.
More words from Dutch, Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian тиранизирам, потискам
- тиранизирам (tiraniziram)rule over
- потискам (potiskam)rule over
Dutch domineren
- dominerenrule over
Greek δεσπόζω
- δεσπόζω (despózo)rule over
Hungarian zsarnokoskodik, basáskodik
- zsarnokoskodikrule over
- basáskodikrule over
- önkényeskedikrule over
- hatalmaskodikrule over
- parancsolgatrule over
Māori whakatopatopa, tikai
- whakatopatoparule over
- tikairule over
Polish dyrygować, rządzić
- dyrygowaćrule over
- rządzićrule over
Spanish domeñar
- domeñarrule over
Vietnamese hà hiếp
- hà hiếprule over
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with domineer
hereyearclearnearcareerheargearappearwearfearvolunteermirrorpremierdearbeerseverepeerearpioneerPierredeermeretiersheer
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
domineer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domineer
MLA
“domineer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domineer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domineer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domineer.
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