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tyrannize (verb), tyrannizes; tyrannized; tyrannizing
1. To exercise power cruelly or unjustly: Pamela's husband tyrannized her in a very brutal and domineering manner.
2. To rule with absolute power: In some countries, leaders are very similar to dictators and they oppress and tyrannize their citizens without justification.
3. Etymology: from Greek turannos, "a lord, a master, a king"; especially, "an absolute master or ruler."
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2. To rule with absolute power: In some countries, leaders are very similar to dictators and they oppress and tyrannize their citizens without justification.
3. Etymology: from Greek turannos, "a lord, a master, a king"; especially, "an absolute master or ruler."
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