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to tyrannize
01
to act with excessive, unfair authority or harshness
Intransitive: to tyrannize over sb
Examples
For years, the governor had tyrannized over the people, making arbitrary decisions.
02
to rule or treat others with cruelty, unfairness, or excessive control
Transitive: to tyrannize sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tyrannize
3rd person singular
tyrannizes
Present participle
tyrannizing
Past simple
tyrannized
Past participle
tyrannized
Examples
She felt oppressed, as her boss seemed to tyrannize her with unreasonable demands.
Lexical Tree
tyrannize
tyranny
