TYRANNIZE
\tˈɪɹɐnˌa͡ɪz], \tˈɪɹɐnˌaɪz], \t_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɐ_n_ˌaɪ_z]\
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To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.
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To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
By Oddity Software
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To treat oppressively and unjustly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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