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| tyr·an·nize [ tírrə nz ] (past and past participle tyr·an·nized, present participle tyr·an·niz·ing, 3rd person present singular tyr·an·niz·es) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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1. govern cruelly: to govern a people or community with extreme cruelty and harshness
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2. treat harshly: to treat somebody in a cruelly unfair way
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| [15th century. < French tyranniser< Old French tyrant (see tyrant)] |
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 tyr·an·niz·er noun |
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