Tyrannize

v. i.	1.	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 apprentices. [imp. & p. p. Tyrannized (tĭr"an*nīzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Tyrannizing (tĭr"an*nī`zĭng).]
v. t.	1.	To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.

Verb	1.	tyrannize - rule a country as a tyrant Synonyms: grind down, tyrannise
	2.	tyrannize - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" Synonyms: domineer, tyrannise

beat down, bend, break, break down, bring low, bring to terms, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, conquer, cow, crush, daunt, despotize, dictate, dominate, domineer, domineer over, enslave, grind, grind down, henpeck, humble, humiliate, intimidate, keep down, keep under, lord it over, master, order about, overawe, overbear, overlord, overmaster, override, overwhelm, press heavy on, quell, reduce, repress, ride over, ride roughshod over, shackle, subdue, subjugate, suppress, terrorize, trample, trample down, trample underfoot, trample upon, tread down, tread underfoot, tread upon, tyrannize over, unman, walk all over, walk over, weigh heavy on

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