tyrannize

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tyr·an·nize (also tyrannise British English) /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  CRUELto use power over someone cruelly or unfairly （对…）施以暴政；专横地对待 The children were tyrannized by their father. 孩子们受到父亲专横的对待。tyrannize over armed groups tyrannizing over civilians 欺压平民的武装组织→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

tyrannize• The household was tyrannized by a brutal father.• We are tyrannized by verbiage and have lost our very soul.• Either way, they do not need to tyrannize the literate newcomer.

tyr·an·nize verbChineseSyllable  

over power someone to unfairly use or Corpus cruelly

tyrannize
tyr‧an‧nize (also tyrannise British English) /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to use power over someone cruelly or unfairly:
    The children were tyrannized by their father.
    tyrannize over
    armed groups tyrannizing over civilians

tyr·an·nize (BrE also tyr·an·nise) BrE /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tyrannize BrE /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it tyrannizes BrE /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple tyrannized BrE /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ 🔊past participle tyrannized BrE /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form tyrannizing BrE /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] to use your power to treat sb in a cruel or unfair way 对…施行暴政；专横地对待◆~ sb/sth a father tyrannizing his children专横地对待子女的父亲◆~ over sb/sth a political leader who tyrannizes over his people对人民施行暴政的政治头领  ➡  see also tyrant