tyrannize
verb/ˈtɪrənaɪz/
/ˈtɪrənaɪz/
(British English also tyrannise)
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tyrannize | /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it tyrannizes | /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪz/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple tyrannized | /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ |
| past participle tyrannized | /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form tyrannizing | /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to use your power to treat somebody in a cruel or unfair way
- tyrannize somebody/something a father who tyrannizes his children
- Companies must not be allowed to exploit and tyrannize employees made desperate by economic collapse.
- tyrannize over somebody/something Since he took power five years ago, he has tyrannized over the people of this small nation.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French tyranniser, from tyran ‘tyrant’.
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