domineer

[ dom-uh-neer ]

/ ˌdɒm əˈnɪər /

to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.

to tower; to tower over or above: The castle domineers the town.

Origin of domineer

1585–95; < Dutch domineren < French dominer < Latin dominārī, equivalent to domin(us) lord + -ārī infinitive suffix

dominant dominate domineer (see synonym study at dominant)

Why allow it to meddle with and domineer over things which do not concern it?

Secrets of the Sword |Csar Lecat de Bazancourt
That a man arrogate to himself the right to domineer over his fellows, in any fashion whatsoever, is still inconceivable to me.

Paris and the Social Revolution |Alvan Francis Sanborn
One thing, Sir Temple, you'll find us loyal to our mother, though she does domineer sometimes.

The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 |Various
He was a little the elder, and had at first thought to domineer over his friend.

Mr. Scarborough's Family |Anthony Trollope

He desired to domineer over every one, made a judge of himself and rewarded the just and punished the guilty.

The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas pre

domineer

/ (ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə) /

(intr often foll by over) to act with arrogance or tyranny; behave imperiously

C16: from Dutch domineren, from French dominer to dominate