Definition for DOM-IN-EER'

DOM-IN-EER', v.i. [L. dominor; Fr. dominer; Sp. dominar; It. dominare. See Dominant.]

  1. To rule over with insolence or arbitrary sway. To domineer over subjects or servants is evidence of a low mind. – Anon.
  2. To bluster; to hector; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness. Go to the feast, revel and domineer. – Shak.

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