tiranizar

v.

to tyrannize.

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tiranizar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to tyrannize

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VT (=oprimir) to tyrannize; (=gobernar) to rule despotically; (=dominar) to domineer

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= tyrannize, lord over, lord it over.

Ex. Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

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= tyrannize, lord over, lord it over.

Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

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tiranizar [A4 ]

vt

to tyrannize

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tiranizar verbo transitivo to tyrannize
'tiranizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oprimir
English:
tyrannize

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tiranizar vt

to tyrannize

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tiranizar {21} vt

: to tyrannize