单词 | tyrannize |
释义 | tyrannize —tyrannizer, n. —tyrannizingly, adv. /tir"euh nuyz'/, v. , tyrannized, tyrannizing. v.i. 1. to exercise absolute power or control, esp. cruelly or oppressively (often fol. by over). 2. to govern despotically, cruelly, or oppressively. 3. to govern or reign as a tyrant. v.t. 4. to rule or govern tyrannically; treat oppressively. Also, esp. Brit., tyrannise. [1485-95; < F tyranniser < LL tyrannizare, equiv. to tyrann(us) TYRANT + -izare -IZE] |
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