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Webster 1913 Edition
Tyrannize
Tyr′an-nize
(tĭr′an-nīz)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tyrannized
(tĭr′an-nīzd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tyrannizing
(tĭr′an-nīˊzĭng)
.] [Cf. F.
tyranniser
, Gr. τυραννίζειν
to take the part of tyrants.] 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;
as, a prince will often
. tyrannize
over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize
over their servants or apprenticesTyr′an-nize
,Verb.
T.
To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tyrannize
TYR'ANNIZE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
tyrannize
tyrannize
English
Alternative forms
- tyrannise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Verb
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.
Translations
to oppress someone
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to rule as a tyrant
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