domineer
verb
dom·i·neer
ˌdä-mə-ˈnir 
domineered; domineering; domineers
: to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
: to tyrannize over
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When her father Philip dies, Rachel’s domineering mother, Carol, played by Ormond (see first look image), driven by the belief that Philip’s lifeless body will revive itself, forces her daughter to live with the corpse.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2023
Standing next to her is Lara, the biological mother, a domineering woman dressed in expensive designer clothes.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
Both Houzz and the NKBA are seeing wood coming in close second to (if not surpassing) the once-domineering white vanities.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
The film is set on a remote island along Croatia’s Adriatic coast where 17-year-old Julija spends her days diving for eel, longing to free herself from her domineering father, Ante.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
The House speakership vote left the Republican leader domineered by a select group of far-right members who secured radical rules changes and key committee spots, even usurping other Republicans who supported McCarthy from the beginning.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
Government mandates are currently only allowing 1,200 Venezuelans to come back per week, leaving many stranded for unknown periods of time – and with little choice but to embark on an unofficial jaunt home, which entails paying criminal enterprises that domineer the porous crossings.
—Hollie McKay, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2020
La Vecchia Signora were at their domineering best for the first time in what feels like forever.
—SI.com, 28 Sep. 2019
There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook’s Essie Davis, who’s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture.
—Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2023
Standing next to her is Lara, the biological mother, a domineering woman dressed in expensive designer clothes.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
Both Houzz and the NKBA are seeing wood coming in close second to (if not surpassing) the once-domineering white vanities.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
The film is set on a remote island along Croatia’s Adriatic coast where 17-year-old Julija spends her days diving for eel, longing to free herself from her domineering father, Ante.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
The House speakership vote left the Republican leader domineered by a select group of far-right members who secured radical rules changes and key committee spots, even usurping other Republicans who supported McCarthy from the beginning.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
Government mandates are currently only allowing 1,200 Venezuelans to come back per week, leaving many stranded for unknown periods of time – and with little choice but to embark on an unofficial jaunt home, which entails paying criminal enterprises that domineer the porous crossings.
—Hollie McKay, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2020
La Vecchia Signora were at their domineering best for the first time in what feels like forever.
—SI.com, 28 Sep. 2019
There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook’s Essie Davis, who’s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture.
—Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari
First Known Use
1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domineer. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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