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PRONUNCIATION OF TYRANNIZE

tyrannize  [ˈtɪrəˌnaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TYRANNIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tyrannize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tyrannize in English.

WHAT DOES TYRANNIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tyrant

A tyrant, in its modern English usage, is a ruler of a horrible and oppressive character who is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, and/or one who has usurped legitimate sovereignty. A tyrant usually controls almost everything. The original Greek term, however, merely meant an authoritarian sovereign without reference to character, bearing no pejorative connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods, though it was clearly a bad word to Plato, and on account of the decisive influence of political philosophy its negative connotations only increased down into the Hellenistic period. Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, "one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage rather than that of his subjects, and uses extreme and cruel tactics—against his own people as well as others". During the seventh and sixth centuries BC, tyranny was often looked upon as an intermediate stage between narrow oligarchy and more democratic forms of polity. However, in the late fifth and fourth centuries, a new kind of tyrant, the military dictator, arose, specifically in Sicily.

Definition of tyrannize in the English dictionary

The definition of tyrannize in the dictionary is when intr, often foll by over to rule or exercise power in a cruel or oppressive manner.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TYRANNIZE

PRESENT

Present
I tyrannize
you tyrannize
he/she/it tyrannizes
we tyrannize
you tyrannize
they tyrannize
Present continuous
I am tyrannizing
you are tyrannizing
he/she/it is tyrannizing
we are tyrannizing
you are tyrannizing
they are tyrannizing
Present perfect
I have tyrannized
you have tyrannized
he/she/it has tyrannized
we have tyrannized
you have tyrannized
they have tyrannized
Present perfect continuous
I have been tyrannizing
you have been tyrannizing
he/she/it has been tyrannizing
we have been tyrannizing
you have been tyrannizing
they have been tyrannizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I tyrannized
you tyrannized
he/she/it tyrannized
we tyrannized
you tyrannized
they tyrannized
Past continuous
I was tyrannizing
you were tyrannizing
he/she/it was tyrannizing
we were tyrannizing
you were tyrannizing
they were tyrannizing
Past perfect
I had tyrannized
you had tyrannized
he/she/it had tyrannized
we had tyrannized
you had tyrannized
they had tyrannized
Past perfect continuous
I had been tyrannizing
you had been tyrannizing
he/she/it had been tyrannizing
we had been tyrannizing
you had been tyrannizing
they had been tyrannizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will tyrannize
you will tyrannize
he/she/it will tyrannize
we will tyrannize
you will tyrannize
they will tyrannize
Future continuous
I will be tyrannizing
you will be tyrannizing
he/she/it will be tyrannizing
we will be tyrannizing
you will be tyrannizing
they will be tyrannizing
Future perfect
I will have tyrannized
you will have tyrannized
he/she/it will have tyrannized
we will have tyrannized
you will have tyrannized
they will have tyrannized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tyrannizing
you will have been tyrannizing
he/she/it will have been tyrannizing
we will have been tyrannizing
you will have been tyrannizing
they will have been tyrannizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would tyrannize
you would tyrannize
he/she/it would tyrannize
we would tyrannize
you would tyrannize
they would tyrannize
Conditional continuous
I would be tyrannizing
you would be tyrannizing
he/she/it would be tyrannizing
we would be tyrannizing
you would be tyrannizing
they would be tyrannizing
Conditional perfect
I would have tyrannize
you would have tyrannize
he/she/it would have tyrannize
we would have tyrannize
you would have tyrannize
they would have tyrannize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tyrannizing
you would have been tyrannizing
he/she/it would have been tyrannizing
we would have been tyrannizing
you would have been tyrannizing
they would have been tyrannizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tyrannize
we let´s tyrannize
you tyrannize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tyrannize
Past participle
tyrannized
Present Participle
tyrannizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TYRANNIZE


humanize
ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz
ironise
ˈaɪrəˌnaɪz
ironize
ˈaɪrəˌnaɪz
isochronise
aɪˈsɒkrəˌnaɪz
isochronize
aɪˈsɒkrəˌnaɪz
Italianize
ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz
matronize
ˈmeɪtrəˌnaɪz
modernize
ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz
organize
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
patronize
ˈpætrəˌnaɪz
postsynchronize
pəʊstˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
resynchronise
riːˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
resynchronize
ˌriːˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
revolutionize
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz
sirenize
ˈsaɪərəˌnaɪz
sironise
ˈsaɪrəˌnaɪz
sironize
ˈsaɪrəˌnaɪz
synchronise
ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
synchronize
ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
tyrannise
ˈtɪrəˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TYRANNIZE

tyranness
tyrannic
tyrannical
tyrannically
tyrannicalness
tyrannicidal
tyrannicide
tyrannies
tyrannis
tyrannise
tyranniser
tyrannizer
tyrannosaur
tyrannosaurus
tyrannous
tyrannously
tyrannousness
tyranny
tyrant
tyrant flycatcher

WORDS THAT END LIKE TYRANNIZE

agonize
antagonize
cognize
colonize
dehumanize
demonize
feminize
fraternize
galvanize
harmonize
haussmannize
homogenize
ionize
mechanize
recognize
reorganize
scrutinize
urbanize
vulcanize
westernize

Synonyms and antonyms of tyrannize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TYRANNIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tyrannize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tyrannize

Translation of «tyrannize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TYRANNIZE

Find out the translation of tyrannize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tyrannize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tyrannize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欺压
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiranizar
570 millions of speakers

English

tyrannize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tyrannize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تستبد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тиранствовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiranizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিপীড়ন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tyranniser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tyrannize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tyrannisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tyrannize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tyrannize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành hạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதேச்சதிகாரமாகத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुलूम करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zulmetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiranneggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tyranizować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тиранствовать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tiranie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυραννούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tiranniseren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tyrannize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyrannisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tyrannize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TYRANNIZE»

The term «tyrannize» is normally little used and occupies the 118.064 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TYRANNIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tyrannize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tyrannize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tyrannize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TYRANNIZE»

Discover the use of tyrannize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tyrannize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The right of dominion, and property of liberty, whether ...
... quos ficut meipsum illo tempore9ita nunc debeo sustinerty & tanta pattentta vobijcum *gere , quantum mecum egtrint proximi mei3 cum in veftro dpgmate rabiosm & cæcus fui i Let those tyrannize over you who are ignorant with what labour ...
Michael Hawke, 1655
2
Using Spanish Synonyms
tyrannize. Napoleón sojuzgó a gran parte de Europa; sojuzgar a un pueblo subyugar a un pueblo estoy agobiado de trabajo; no le agobies con tantas preguntas el profesor de francés aprieta mucho; ya empieza a apretar el calor; Dios aprieta ...
Ronald Ernest Batchelor, 1994
3
The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Matthew Henry: ...
And as those are reckoned to tyrannize over the bodies of men, who take away their goods which they are legally entitled to ; so they certainly tyrannize over men's souls, who deprive them of a privilege they are evangelically entitled to : for, ...
Matthew Henry, 1833
4
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
The issue was resolved very quickly, but it is interesting to learn that it was felt to be a worry in Fowler's time. tyrannize: 'the present idiom is to tyrannize over, not to tyrannize, one's subjects' Both forms are now used, with the latter predominant  ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
5
The Divine Right of Church Government: Wherein it is Proved ...
Who should tyrannize, what persons, what ruling assemblies ? Not the ministers ; for, hitherto they have given no just cause of any suspicion, since this government was in hand: and they are counterpoised in all assemblies with a plurality of ...
T. H., 1844
6
The Mythology of American Politics
These observations made, it remains the case that in doing what they ought to be able to do, people cannot tyrannize. People can, however, tyrannize in the exercise of rights because some rights have been understood to permit people to do ...
John T. Bookman autofilled, 2008
7
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany
But cannot the government, even as it is, tyrannize over the Hindoos just as it pleases ? Was not the prevention of suttees opposed to the feelings and the wishes of a majority of the people ? While, on the one hand, we cannot but revert with ...
‎1830
8
The Social Contract
Outbreaks and civil wars give rulers rude shocks, but they are not the real ills of peoples, who may even get a respite, while there is a dispute as to who shall tyrannize over them. Their true prosperity and calamities come from their permanent ...
‎2008
9
The Big Three in Economics: Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John ...
It was John Maynard Keynes who wrote, "It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow-citizens" (Keynes 1973a [1936], 374). Today we might say, "Better that a person tyrannizes over his favorite sports team  ...
Mark Skousen
10
For Zion's Sake I Will Not Keep Silent
He would tyrannize the children in school, and then go to the Jewish shops where their parents labored for their meager livings. He "charged" the items that he took from the display counters, never paying what he owed for the goods received.
Gary Kosak, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TYRANNIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tyrannize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tyrannize WhatsApp, Viber messages with Google
People are so involved with their smartphones that everything or every work is to be done through technically and not manually. Today's generation is so ... «The Tech Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
A Better Way of Doing Business
... to convert the generalizations made from observation into positive entities, permitting for the future these artificial creations to tyrannize over the understanding ... «Triple Pundit, Jul 15»
3
Hood: Constitutions to be amended
During the ratification debates, anti-Federalists argued that the constitution gave the Feds the potential to tyrannize individuals. They argued that, as some states ... «Greenville Daily Reflector, Jul 15»
4
The imperfect US Constitution
During the ratification debates, anti-Federalists argued that the constitution gave the Feds the potential to tyrannize individuals. They argued that, as some states ... «The Robesonian, Jul 15»
5
I am an orthodox rabbi who doesn't perform gay marriages, but I …
Isn't this just one more way to tyrannize social and religious conservatives? Isn't this yet one more way in which marriage is trivialized and degraded? No, no, no ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
Robert Hively-Johnson: Gambling freedom by voting for parties
Do minorities tyrannize the majority? Isn't this the exact opposite of what the Founders intended, indeed, feared? Does Congress represent the common good or ... «Winona Daily News, Jun 15»
7
Three To Watch - Seymour
Danny O'Brien-trained debutant Tyrannize caught the eye winning with an impressive jumpout victory at Flemington on May 8. The son of O'Reilly was ... «Racing.com, May 15»
8
Is War The Real Alternative?
It is axiomatic to contend that if you are unwilling to sacrifice in order to defend liberty, the enemy will sacrifice to tyrannize you. The choice we face is not war or ... «Accuracy In Media, Apr 15»
9
Culture of entitlement not limited to youth
... no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers. — Socrates. «Financial Post, Nov 14»
10
All about entitlement
... no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers. — Socrates «Calgary Herald, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tyrannize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tyrannize>. Apr 2024 ».
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