domineer

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He could dominate and domineer musicians in a recording studio, once upon a time, but he couldn’t charm 12 people on a 2007 jury into believing his story.

From Time • Mar. 21, 2013

It goes to the head like wine, and you find attempts made outside journalism to dictate, to domineer to blackmail.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overbear′ing, inclined to domineer, esp. in manner or conduct: haughty and dogmatical: imperious.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

He found that he could not domineer in the present instance.

From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen

And then what right had they to domineer over her, and to send word to her through her husband of their wishes as to her manner of dressing?

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony