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(1):

(v. t.) To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.

(2):

(v. i.) To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tyrannize'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tyrannize.html. 1828.
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