tyrannize
/ˈtɪrənaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
- rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly对…实行暴政; 对…实现专制统治; 残暴对待; 专横对待; 欺压：
she tyrannized her family.
她残暴地对待家人
no obj. he tyrannizes over the servants.他专制地对待仆人。
词源
late 15th cent.: from French tyranniser, from tyran 'tyrant'.