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domineer

VT ครอบงำ  ควบคุม  dominate tyrannize kob-ngam

 

domineer over

PHRV มีอำนาจ เหนือ  มีอิทธิพล เหนือ  ควบคุม  dominate over me-am-nad-nuea

 

domineering

ADJ ครอบงำ  ควบคุม  kob-ngam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOMINEER

v.i.[L. See Dominant. ] 1. To rule over with insolence or arbitrary sway.
To domineer over subjects or servants is evidence of a low mind.
2. To bluster; to hector; to swell with conscious superiority, or haughtiness.
Go to the feast, revel and domineer.

 

DOMINEERING

ppr. 1. Ruling over with insolence; blustering; manifesting haughty superiority.
2. a. Overbearing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOMINEER

Dom `i *neer ", v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Domineered; p. pr. & vb. n.Domineering. ] Etym: [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See Dominate, v. t.]

 

Defn: To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents.Go to the feast, revel and domineer. Shak. His wishes tend abroad to roam, And hers to domineer at home. Prior.

 

DOMINEERING

DOMINEERING Dom `i *neer "ing, a.

 

Defn: Ruling arrogantly; overbearing. A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. Blackw. Mag.

 

Syn. -- Haughty; overbearing; lordly. See Imperious. -- Dom `i *neer "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

domineer

dom i neer |ˌdäməˈni (ə )r ˌdɑməˈnɪər | verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as adj. domineering ) assert one's will over another in an arrogant way: Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband. DERIVATIVES dom i neer ing ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch dominieren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari (see dominate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

domineer

domineer |ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə | verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as adj. domineering ) assert one's will over another in an arrogant way: Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband. DERIVATIVES domineeringly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch dominieren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari (see dominate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

domineer

domineer verb his mother had always sought out men she could domineer: browbeat, bully, intimidate, push around /about, order about /around, lord it over; dictate to, be overbearing, have under one's thumb, rule with a rod of iron; informal boss about /around, walk all over.

 

domineering

domineering adjective a domineering father and a meek mother had turned her against the idea of marriage: overbearing, authoritarian, imperious, high-handed, autocratic; masterful, dictatorial, despotic, oppressive, iron-fisted, strict, harsh, bossy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

domineer

domineer verb all her life she was domineered by Granny: browbeat, bully, intimidate, pressurize, menace, hector, boss (about /around ), push around /about, order about /around, give orders to, lord it over, tyrannize, terrorize, persecute, oppress, dictate to, be overbearing, ride roughshod over, trample on, have under one's thumb, rule with an iron hand, rule with a rod of iron, use strong-arm tactics on, impose one's will on, bend to one's will, subjugate; informal bulldoze, walk all over, railroad, lean on, put the screws on, strong-arm, squeeze.

 

domineering

domineering adjective he was brought up by a cold, domineering father: overbearing, authoritarian, imperious, high-handed, high and mighty, autocratic, autarchic; officious, peremptory, bossy, arrogant, haughty, masterful, forceful, coercive, bullish, dictatorial, tyrannical, draconian, despotic, controlling, oppressive, subjugating, iron-fisted, iron-handed, strict, harsh, severe; informal throwing one's weight about; rare pushful. ANTONYMS meek.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

domineer

dom i neer /dɑ̀mənɪ́ə r |dɔ̀mɪ -/動詞 自動詞 ⦅非難して ⦆ «…に対して » 横暴にふるまう, いばり散らす «over » .

 

domineering

d m i n er ing 形容詞 横暴な .