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tyrannize vi. 施行虐政,壓制,欺壓 施行虐政,壓制,欺壓 tyrannize v 1: rule a country as a tyrant [ synonym: { tyrannize}, { tyrannise}, { grind down}] 2: rule or exercise power over ( somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; " her husband and mother- in- law tyrannize her" [ synonym: { tyrannize}, { tyrannise}, { domineer}] Tyrannize \ Tyr" an* nize\ ( t[ i^] r" an* n[ imac] z), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Tyrannized} ( t[ i^] r" an* n[ imac] zd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Tyrannizing} ( t[ i^] r" an* n[ imac]` z[ i^] ng).] [ Cf. F. tyranniser, Gr. tyranni` zein to take the part of tyrants.] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Tyrannize \ Tyr" an* nize\, v. t. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress. [ 1913 Webster] 64 Moby Thesaurus words for " tyrannize": 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, oppress, 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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