| 释义 |
despotize, v.|ˈdɛspətaɪz|
[f. as prec. + -ize; in mod.F. despotiser (Littré).]
intr. To act the part of a despot; to rule as a despot.
1799Chron. in Ann. Reg. 288 Despotizing over those nations which will not submit. 1809Coleridge Friend (1866) 215 He despotized in all the pomp of patriotism. 1876Mozley Univ. Serm. i. 16 Kings and Emperors..anxious to despotise over their brethren. |