domineer
verb
dom·i·neer
| \ ˌdä-mə-ˈnir
\
\
domineered;
domineering;
domineers
Definition of domineer
: to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
: to tyrannize over
Examples of domineer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Both are portraits of matriarchs trying to hold a far-flung family together, of tensions between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, of sons trying to be American while remaining loyal to a doting, distant, sometimes domineering mother. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "The Farewell: A Restrained Deathbed Drama," 22 Aug. 2019 In the shadow of Dante and Boccaccio, Italian literature has no domineering elder of the very long novel: no Cervantes, no Richardson or Fielding, no Dumas or Hugo. — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, "Sex and Power in “The Catholic School”," 19 Aug. 2019 Disabling this decision-making ability is what domineering people do. — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, "People-pleasing wife caught between husband, parents," 13 Aug. 2019 Disabling this decision-making ability is what domineering people do. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: They say horrible things, and I just suck it up," 13 Aug. 2019 Disabling this decision-making ability is what domineering people do. — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, "Carolyn Hax: People-pleaser needs to consider her needs when caught in the middle," 13 Aug. 2019 My Life as a Rat is one of those gems, with Violet the vehicle for several explorations, including the ways vulnerable girls and young women can fall prey to domineering men and how loyalty to family can lead to betrayal of the self. — Dallas News, "Joyce Carol Oates is at the height of her powers with 'My Life as a Rat'," 1 July 2019 One licenses domineering technocracy; the other, cruder forms of authoritarianism. — Adam Tooze, The New York Review of Books, "Democracy and Its Discontents," 6 June 2019 Gemini’s duplicitous planetary ruler, Mercury, enters emotionally domineering Cancer on Tuesday, June 4. — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, "What Your Sign's June Horoscope Predictions Mean for You," 29 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'domineer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more