TYRANNISE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her
    Hypernyms(s) tyrannise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • rule a country as a tyrant
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tyrannise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)