Tȳr'an-nīze1, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. TYRANNIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. TYRANNIZING.] [Fr. tyranniser, Sp. tiranizar, It. tirannizzare, Gr. τυραννίζειν.] To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power over others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.