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    tyrannize
    /ˈtɪrənʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly: "she tyrannized her family"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTYRANNIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TYRANNIZE definition: 1. to treat someone cruelly, controlling everything that they do: 2. to treat someone cruelly…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTYRANNIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TYRANNIZE meaning: 1. to treat someone cruelly, controlling everything that they do: 2. to treat someone cruelly…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tyrannizeTyrannize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to exercise arbitrary oppressive power or severity. some ways the living tyrannize over the dying Thomas Powers. transitive verb. : to treat tyrannically : oppress. a regime that tyrannizes its citizens. tyrannizer noun. Examples of tyrannize in a Sentence. a government that tyrannizes its own people.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tyrannizeTyrannize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To tyrannize is to rule with cruel and unrestrained amounts of power. If a bully tries to tyrannize the playground, gather your friends and put a stop to it!

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtyrannize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    to use your power to treat somebody in a cruel or unfair way. tyrannize somebody/something a father who tyrannizes his children. Companies must not be allowed to exploit and tyrannize employees made desperate by economic collapse.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › tyrannizeTYRANNIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tyrannize definition: to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over).. See examples of TYRANNIZE used in a sentence.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTYRANNIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you say that one person tyrannizes another, you mean that the first person uses their power over the second person in order to treat them very cruelly and unfairly. ...fathers who tyrannize their families. [VERB noun] Armed groups use their power to tyrannise over civilians. [VERB + over] [ Also VERB]

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tyrannizetyrannize | meaning of tyrannize in Longman Dictionary of...

    tyrannize meaning, definition, what is tyrannize: to use power over someone cruelly or unf...: Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › tyrannizeTyrannize - definition of tyrannize by The Free Dictionary

    1. to rule or govern tyrannically; treat oppressively. v.i. 2. to exercise absolute power or control, esp. cruelly or oppressively (often fol. by over ). 3. to govern or reign as a tyrant. [1485–95; < Middle French tyranniser < Late Latin tyrannizāre = tyrann (us) tyrant + -izāre -ize] tyr′an•niz`er, n.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tyranniseTyrannise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner. synonyms: domineer, tyrannize. see more. verb. rule a country as a tyrant. synonyms: grind down, tyrannize. see more.