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Synonyms
tyr·an·nize (tĭŕə-nīź)

[Middle English, from Old French tyranniser, from tyran, tyrant; see tyrant.]

verb: -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es. 

transitive verb 

To treat tyrannically; oppress.

intransitive verb 

  1. To exercise absolute power: “So it is the nature of such persons to insult and tyrannize over little people” (Henry Fielding)
  2. To rule as a tyrant.

derivatives

tyŕan·niźer
noun
tyŕan·niźing·ly
adverb