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Tyrannise

verb
1.
Rule a country as a tyrant.  Synonyms: grind down, tyrannize.
2.
Rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner.  Synonyms: domineer, tyrannize.






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"Tyrannise" Quotes from Famous Books



... people continued to pray for the restoration of their Irish national rule. They offered their forgiveness to England. They offered even their friendship to England if she would only give up her usurped power to tyrannise over us, and leave us to live in peace, and as honourable neighbours. But in vain. England felt herself strong enough to continue to insult and rob us, and she was too greedy and too insolent to cease from robbing and insulting us (cheers). Now it has come to pass as a consequence of that malignant ...
— The Wearing of the Green • A.M. Sullivan



Words linked to "Tyrannise" :   bullyrag, hector, boss around, tyrannize, strong-arm, domineer, push around, browbeat, bully, ballyrag, dictate, grind down



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