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[ verb ] rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner

Synonyms

tyrannise tyrannize

Examples

"her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

No one seriously contends , of_course , that the domineering wife is , sexually speaking , a new character in our world .

Related terms

strong-arm tyrant

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