Why this word is great
DOMINEER — [Verb] To rule over or control others in an arbitrary, arrogant, or tyrannical manner. From Dutch domineren, from Middle French dominer, from Latin dominārī, from dominus ("lord, master"). Unlike "dominate," which can denote a neutral or even admirable ascendancy, or "govern," which implies a structured, legitimized authority, to domineer is to exercise power as a petty, performative cruelty—a bullying assertion of self. It is the withering glance that silences a child's curiosity, the relentless correction of another's story, the brittle insistence on choosing the restaurant, the film, the narrative—every time. This small-scale despotism proves that the most intimate tyrannies are practiced not from a throne, but from across a kitchen table.