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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : tir-uh-nahyz |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪr əˌnaɪz |
Definition of tyrannize
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French tyranniser (14c.), from tyrannie (see tyranny). Related: Tyrannized; tyrannizing.
- verb oppress
- She will tyrannize over you, just as her mother does over the old man.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- They pet and tyrannize over Daisy by turns, and she is getting spoilt.
- Extract from : « Little Men » by Louisa May Alcott
- And never (“hardly ever”) has monopoly been able to recover its chance to tyrannize and rob!
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- And who does not know how ruthlessly women will tyrannize when they are let to domineer?
- Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray
- At present, the servants are set above, defy, and tyrannize over the masters.
- Extract from : « Church Reform » by Richard Carlile
- Could we be freed from the ruffians that tyrannize over us in any way but this?
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 18 » by Alexander Leighton
- Does it not tyrannize over and subjugate the beloved object irresistibly?
- Extract from : « Pepita Ximenez » by Juan Valera
- Yet he was no irresponsible minister who could tyrannize as he pleased.
- Extract from : « The Life of Yakoob Beg » by Demetrius Boulger
- If she found them trying to tyrannize over her, she would run off as she did before.
- Extract from : « Sharing Her Crime » by May Agnes Fleming
- No one in Ireland, he was resolved, should tyrannize except himself.
- Extract from : « The Story Of Ireland » by Emily Lawless
Synonyms for tyrannize
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