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domineer

/ˌdɒməˈnɪə/do-muh-NIR
/ˌdɑməˈnɪɹ/dah-muh-NIR

Meaningto be lord

Common meaning: boss others about

Journey through time

  1. Latindominari‘to be lord’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto be lord → to ruledominer‘to rule’source
  3. Old Dutchmeaning shiftsto rule → to feast luxuriouslydomineren‘to feast luxuriously’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto feast luxuriously → boss others aboutdomineer‘boss others about’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin dominari ‘to be lord’.

Roots

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