domineer

v., -neered, -neer·ing, -neers.

v.tr.

To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; tyrannize.

v.intr.

To exercise arbitrary or arrogant rule or control.

[Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominārī, to dominate. See dominate.]

verb

To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner: boss, dictate, dominate, order, rule, tyrannize. See over/under.

v

Definition: oppress; assume authority
Antonyms: follow, submit, surrender, yield

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
  Synonyms: tyrannize, tyrannise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dominere, tyrannisere
v. intr. - opføre sig nedladende

Nederlands (Dutch)
overheersen, heersen

Français (French)
v. tr. - tyranniser, dominer
v. intr. - se montrer autoritaire avec, tyranniser, dominer

Deutsch (German)
v. - despotisch herrschen, tyrannisieren, beherrschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξουσιάζω, διαφεντεύω, δεσπόζω, καταπιέζω

Italiano (Italian)
dominare

idioms:

• domineer over    dominare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dominar, oprimir

idioms:

• domineer over    tiranizar

Русский (Russian)
помыкать, корчить из себя начальника

idioms:

• domineer over    помыкать кем-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dominar
v. intr. - dominar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dominera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盛气凌人, 跋扈, 作威作福

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 盛氣凌人
v. intr. - 跋扈, 作威作福

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 권세 부리다, ~에 솟다
v. intr. - 젠체하다, 우뚝 솟다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - いばりちらす, 高くそびえる, 暴威をふるう, 上にそびえる

idioms:

• domineer over    圧制する, 高くそびえる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستبد بشخص أو شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השתלט, התנשא‬
v. intr. - ‮השתלט, התנשא‬

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