单词 | despotize |
释义 | despotizev. intransitive. To act the part of a despot; to rule as a despot. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > oppress [verb (intransitive)] > tyrannize tyrannizea1513 domineer1591 Nimrodize1614 tyranta1661 sultanize1772 despotize1801 sultan1886 1801 Ann. Reg. 1799 (Otridge ed.) ii. 288/2 Despotizing over those nations who will not submit. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1866) 215 He despotized in all the pomp of patriotism. 1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. i. 16 Kings and Emperors..anxious to despotise over their brethren. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < |
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