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tyrannize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | domineer, tyrannise |
| Type of | boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, ballyrag, strong-arm |
| Derivation | tyrant |
her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grind down, tyrannise |
| Type of | dictate |
| Derivation | tyrant |
Examples of tyrannize
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These power hungry elites of the ruling class will do anything to tyrannize the USA.
From the washingtontimes.com
But it doesn't help him to be allowed to continue to tyrannize the family.
From the psychcentral.com
Small groups can tyrannize simply by finding a pressure point.
From the time.com
Furnishings should serve, not tyrannize, those who live there.
From the denverpost.com
To paraphrase a fellow, democracy is a system where 51% of the people can tyrannize the other 49%.
From the economist.com
Zimbabwe's farmland, platinum, gold, coal, and cotton enabled Robert Mugabe to tyrannize that land for decades.
From the businessweek.com
He would not confuse or tyrannize with choice.
From the guardian.co.uk
For any tyrant, the best protection from the kind of justice being visited upon Pinochet is to continue to tyrannize.
From the time.com
Thirdly, Burke warned that democracy would tyrannize unpopular minorities who needed the protection of the upper classes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Rule a country as a tyrant
- Rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
- A tyrant (Greek u03C4u03CDu03C1u03B1u03BDu03BDu03BFu03C2, tyrannos), in its modern English usage, is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, or one who has usurped legitimate sovereignty. Often described as a cruel character, a tyrant defends his position by oppressive means, tending to control almost everything in the state...
