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Tyrannise

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tyrannize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "And, above all, no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."

  2. 2
    rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner wordnet
  3. 3
    rule a country as a tyrant wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French tyranniser, equivalent to tyranny + -ise.

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