单词 | tyrannize |
释义 | tyr·an·nize ![]() v. tyr·an·nized, tyr·an·niz·ing, tyr·an·niz·es v.tr. To treat tyrannically; oppress. v.intr. 1. To exercise absolute power: "So it is the nature of such persons to insult and tyrannize over little people" (Henry Fielding). 2. To rule as a tyrant. [Middle English, from Old French tyranniser, from tyran, tyrant; see TYRANT.] tyran·niz′er n. tyran·niz′ing·ly adv. |
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