I. |dämə|ni(ə)r, -iə verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari to rule — more at dominate
intransitive verb
1. : to exercise or to attain despotic mastery : rule with arbitrariness or with insolence
2. obsolete
a. : revel
b. : swagger
3. : to be prevalent
tetanus is no longer a very domineering menace — Berton Roueché
4. : to tower dominantly
transitive verb
1. : to rule over with arbitrariness or with insolence : tyrannize over
2. : to tower above
II. noun
( -s )
: a domineering air
one recognizes a domineer about him before he speaks