tyrannise, v.
(tyrannised, tyrannises, tyrannising)
(tyrannised, tyrannises, tyrannising)
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
domineer tyrannise tyrannize
sample sentences
"her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"verb frames
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Somebody ----s somebodySam cannot %s Sue
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Somebody ----s somebody
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hypernym
rule a country as a tyrant
<verb.social>
grind down tyrannise tyrannize