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

    The meaning of TYRANNIZE is to exercise arbitrary oppressive power or severity. How to use tyrannize in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › tyrannizetyrannize 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.

  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.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.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tyrannizetyrannize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 7, 2024 · tyrannize (third-person singular simple present tyrannizes, present participle tyrannizing, simple past and past participle tyrannized) ( transitive) To oppress (someone). ( intransitive) To rule as a tyrant . The prince tyrannized over his subjects.

  11. 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.