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Meanings of tyrannize in English

Portuguese
tiranizar
Spanish
dominar
Catalan
tiranitzar

Rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner.

        tiranizar
        Usage of tyrannize in English
        1
        They at present tyrannize over the whole country from Edlip to Hamah.
        Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
        2
        They tyrannize over them, and their tyranny spreads even to the Gentiles.
        Conditions in Utah / Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in th...
        3
        Her uncle had to tyrannize over her, to save the whole thing.
        The Long Vacation
        4
        How the Incas began to tyrannize over the lands and inheritances
        History of the Incas
        5
        To tyrannize for the country is to tyrannize over the country.
        The Home and the World
        6
        Why do you let them tyrannize over you in this fashion?
        Jonathan strange and mr norrell
        7
        No one in Ireland, he was resolved, should tyrannize except himself.
        The Story of Ireland
        8
        I shall tyrannize over you frightfully, and you will like it.
        The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations
        9
        You'll have plenty of men creatures to tyrannize over in camp.
        Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party
        10
        Tyrants tyrannize only over people of a certain cast of mind.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
        11
        They pet and tyrannize over Daisy by turns, and she is getting spoilt.
        Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys
        12
        I'm not going to have any man tyrannize over me, Wilton.
        Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat: A Story of Travel and Ad...
        13
        She had begun to tyrannize over him amiably, and she carried herself quite royally.
        The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
        14
        She will tyrannize over you, just as her mother does over the old man.
        In the Midst of Alarms
        15
        Never will it subjugate, and tyrannize over, and do violence to, your whole nature.
        The Young Maiden
        16
        According to Napoleon, women tyrannize over us Americans, whereas we should tyrannize over them.
        The Purchase Price; Or, The Cause of Compromise
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        Translations for tyrannize
        Portuguese
        tiranizar
        Spanish
        dominar
        Catalan
        tiranitzar
        Tyrannize through the time
        Tyrannize across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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