tyrannize
verb
[ ˈtɪrənʌɪz ]
• rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly.
• "she tyrannized her family"
Similar:
domineer over,
dominate,
order about,
order around,
dictate to,
browbeat,
intimidate,
bully,
ride roughshod over,
lord it over,
keep someone under one's thumb,
persecute,
victimize,
torment,
oppress,
rule with a rod of iron,
rule with an iron hand,
rule despotically,
suppress,
repress,
crush,
subjugate,
hold down,
keep down,
grind down,
trample underfoot,
enslave,
bring someone to their knees,
treat harshly,
treat brutally,
push around,
Origin:
late 15th century: from French tyranniser, from tyran ‘tyrant’.
