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tyrannize

[ tir-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used without object)

tyrannized, tyrannizing.
  1. to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over ).
  2. to govern despotically, cruelly, or oppressively.
  3. to govern or reign as a tyrant.


verb (used with object)

tyrannized, tyrannizing.
  1. to rule or govern tyrannically; treat oppressively.

tyrannize

/ ˈɪəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by over to rule or exercise power (over) in a cruel or oppressive manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲˌԾ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٲa·Ծe noun
  • ٲa·ԾiԲ· adverb
  • dzܳta·Ծ verb (used with object) outtyrannized outtyrannizing
  • ܲ·ٲa·Ծ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tyrannize1

1485–95; < French tyranniser < Late Latin ٲԲԾ, equivalent to tyrann ( us ) tyrant + - -ize
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Murphy Brown was the redoubtable b***h boss who tyrannized over her assistants.

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It can also lead to the tyranny of the majority, where the 51 percent that wins an election tyrannizes the 49 percent that loses.

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And unfortunately, I think everything you’re speaking about really shows how much those issues are still very much there and the pressure of conforming to a certain ideal still tyrannizes us, in a way.

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Functional adults can dismiss Ayn Rand and her petty tyrannizing over acolytes, her psychodramatic love affair with cult deputy Nathaniel Branden, and her continuing ability to inspire teenagers with a Nietzsche complex.

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Only to tyrannize behind the scenes and invariably whack others for his mistakes — coaches, general managers, executives by the score finding themselves slurred and slimed and used as human shields.

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