tyrannise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tyrannise
    v 1: rule a country as a tyrant [syn: {tyrannize}, {tyrannise},
         {grind down}]
    2: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and
       autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize
       her" [syn: {tyrannize}, {tyrannise}, {domineer}]
    

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