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tyrannizing

tyrannizing is the present participle and gerund 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 tyrannizing

What is tyrannizing the present participle and gerund of?
Tyrannizing is the present participle and gerund of tyrannize.

Words near tyrannizing in the dictionary

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

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