Thesaurus: tyrannize

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1. v. i. To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.
2. v. t. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
3. v. rule a country as a tyrant
4. v. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
5. To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
6. To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule withunjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others notpermitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity notnecessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince willoften tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize overtheir servants or apprentices.
7. v:100 v. rule a country as a tyrant v. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner