transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtir-ə-ˌnīz ]
verb
( -nized ; -niz·ing )
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
: to exercise arbitrary oppressive power or severity
some ways the living tyrannize over the dying — Thomas Powers
transitive verb
: to treat tyrannically : oppress
a regime that tyrannize s its citizens
• tyr·an·niz·er noun