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v. To treat tyrannically; oppress.

verb-intransitive. To exercise absolute power: "So it is the nature of such persons to insult and tyrannize over little people” ( Henry Fielding).

verb-intransitive. To rule as a tyrant.

v. to oppress someone

v. to rule as a tyrant

verb-intransitive. To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power over others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government.

v. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.

To act as a tyrant; exercise tyrannical power; rule despotically or cruelly: used of persons, with over before an object.

Hence To have a tyrannical influence; exercise oppressive restraint; maintain arbitrary control: used of things, commonly with over.

To rule, treat, or affect tyrannically; act the tyrant to or over.

To make tyrannically oppressive; convert into an instrument of tyranny.

Also spelled tyrannise.

v. rule a country as a tyrant

v. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner

"They had decided against the idea on the grounds that rich Chinese would "tyrannize" the poor Chinese and treat them far worse than did the Dutch."

tyrannized    tyrannizes    tyrannizing   

dictate    bully    browbeat    bullyrag    ballyrag    push around    boss around    strong-arm    hector   

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tyrannized    tyrannizing   

oppress    despotize    tyrant