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tyrannizes

tyrannizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tyrannize.

Meaning of tyrannize

Verb

tyrannize (third-person singular simple present tyrannizes, present participle tyrannizing, simple past and past participle tyrannized)

  1. (transitive) To oppress (someone).
    • In truth he was the type of man who is spoilt by the submission of weaker people than himself. There are such men, who must either be tyrannized or be tyrants […]1929, Edgar Wallace, “The Tyrant of the House”, in The Iron Grip, London: George Newnes
    Synonyms:
    domineer
  2. (intransitive) To rule as a tyrant.
    • The prince tyrannized over his subjects.
    Synonyms:
    domineer

Questions about tyrannizes

What is tyrannizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tyrannizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tyrannize.

Words near tyrannizes in the dictionary

  1. tyrannists
  2. tyrannize
  3. tyrannized
  4. tyrannizer
  5. tyrannizers
  6. tyrannizes
  7. tyrannizing
  8. tyrannizingly
  9. tyranno-
  10. tyrannophile
  11. tyrannophiles

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