Synonyms for tyrannize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tir-uh-nahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪr əˌnaɪz


Définition of tyrannize

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French tyranniser (14c.), from tyrannie (see tyranny). Related: Tyrannized; tyrannizing.
  • verb oppress
Example sentences :
  • She will tyrannize over you, just as her mother does over the old man.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • They pet and tyrannize over Daisy by turns, and she is getting spoilt.
  • Extract from : « Little Men » by Louisa May Alcott
  • And never (“hardly ever”) has monopoly been able to recover its chance to tyrannize and rob!
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • And who does not know how ruthlessly women will tyrannize when they are let to domineer?
  • Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray
  • At present, the servants are set above, defy, and tyrannize over the masters.
  • Extract from : « Church Reform » by Richard Carlile
  • Could we be freed from the ruffians that tyrannize over us in any way but this?
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 18 » by Alexander Leighton
  • Does it not tyrannize over and subjugate the beloved object irresistibly?
  • Extract from : « Pepita Ximenez » by Juan Valera
  • Yet he was no irresponsible minister who could tyrannize as he pleased.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Yakoob Beg » by Demetrius Boulger
  • If she found them trying to tyrannize over her, she would run off as she did before.
  • Extract from : « Sharing Her Crime » by May Agnes Fleming
  • No one in Ireland, he was resolved, should tyrannize except himself.
  • Extract from : « The Story Of Ireland » by Emily Lawless

Antonyms for tyrannize

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