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Definition of: tyrannize
(tir′ə·niz) v. ·nized, ·niz·ing v.i.
1. To exercise power cruelly or unjustly.
2. To rule as a tyrant; have absolute power.
—v.t.
3. To treat tyrannically; domineer. Also Brit. tyr′an·nise. [<MF tyranniser <LL tyrannizare <Gk. tyrannizein <tyrannos a tyrant]
—tyr′·an·niz′er noun
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