tyrannize
tyrannise
v. intrans.
P. and V. τῠραννεύειν, δεσπόζειν.
Tyrannise over: P. and V. δεσπόζειν (gen.); see lord it over, rule.
v. intrans.
P. and V. τῠραννεύειν, δεσπόζειν.
Tyrannise over: P. and V. δεσπόζειν (gen.); see lord it over, rule.
TYRANNIZE
To govern as a tyrant tyrannidem exercere: tyrannum agere: dominari (regnare in the Roman sense).
To act cruelly and imperiously crudeliter facere. To tyrannize over anybody superbe crudeliterque aliquem tractare: tyrannice statuere in aliquem: crudelem saevum esse in aliquem (after Cic.); tyrannicum imperium exercere in aliquem (Ruhnken); tyrannico imperio premere aliquem (Muret.).
To govern as a tyrant tyrannidem exercere: tyrannum agere: dominari (regnare in the Roman sense).
To act cruelly and imperiously crudeliter facere. To tyrannize over anybody superbe crudeliterque aliquem tractare: tyrannice statuere in aliquem: crudelem saevum esse in aliquem (after Cic.); tyrannicum imperium exercere in aliquem (Ruhnken); tyrannico imperio premere aliquem (Muret.).
tyrannize:
I. To govern as despot:
1. dŏmĭnor, 1: Cic.: Caes.
2. tyrannus sum (with gen.): Cic. Or expr. by subs.: v.TYRANNY , TYRANT .
II. To act cruellyor imperiously: crudeliter et regie facio, Cic.: to t. over any one, tyrannice in aliquem statuere, Cic. Verr. 3, 48, 115; superbe crudeliterque aliquem tractare, Justin. 42, 1, 3; tyrannum esse in aliquem, Cic. Phil. 13, 8, 17; tyrannica crudelitate aliquem vexare, Justin. 42, 1, 3: to t. over a city or state, urbem crudeli dominatu premere, Cic. de Div. 1, 25, 53; civitatem servitute oppressam tenere, id. Tusc. 5, 20, 57.
I. To govern as despot:
1. dŏmĭnor, 1: Cic.: Caes.
2. tyrannus sum (with gen.): Cic. Or expr. by subs.: v.
II. To act cruelly