Tyrannize /(tĭr"an*nīz)/

imp. & p. p. Tyrannized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tyrannizing

1. To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power over others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.

1. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.