- tyrannise
- British variant of tyrannize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tyrannise
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tyrannisé — tyrannisé, ée (ti ra nni zé, zée) part. passé de tyranniser. Une province tyrannisée par le gouverneur … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
tyrannise — (Brit.) v. rule in a despotic manner, govern oppressively; behave like a tyrant (also tyrannize) … English contemporary dictionary
tyrannisé — Tyrannisé, [tyrannis]ée. part. pass … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
tyrannise — verb alternative spelling of to tyrannize … Wiktionary
tyrannise — tyr|an|nise [ tırə,naız ] a British spelling of tyrannize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tyrannise — UK [ˈtɪrənaɪz] / US [ˈtɪrəˌnaɪz] tyrannize … English dictionary
tyrannise — [c]/ˈtɪrənaɪz/ (say tiruhnuyz) verb (tyrannised, tyrannising) –verb (i) 1. to exercise power cruelly or oppressively. 2. to reign as a tyrant. 3. to rule despotically or cruelly. –verb (t) 4. to rule tyrannically. 5. to act the tyrant to or over …
tyrannise — verb 1. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner her husband and mother in law tyrannize her • Syn: ↑tyrannize, ↑domineer • Derivationally related forms: ↑tyrant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tyrannised — tyrannise (Brit.) v. rule in a despotic manner, govern oppressively; behave like a tyrant (also tyrannize) … English contemporary dictionary
tyrannises — tyrannise (Brit.) v. rule in a despotic manner, govern oppressively; behave like a tyrant (also tyrannize) … English contemporary dictionary
