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tyrannize: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"; rule a country as a tyrant

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lord it over collapse: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

domineer collapse

walk over collapse: beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"

tread upon collapse

ride roughshod over collapse

overawe collapse: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

coerce collapse: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

browbeat collapse: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

henpeck collapse

daunt collapse: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

castrate collapse

overmaster collapse

clamp down on collapse

enslave collapse: make a slave of; bring into servitude

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

terrorize collapse: coerce by violence or with threats

keep down collapse: manage not to throw up

subjugate collapse: make subservient; force to submit or subdue

intimidate collapse: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"; to compel or deter by or as if by threats

unman collapse: cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"

override collapse: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device; ride (a horse) too hard; counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle); prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"

beat down collapse: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"; shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"; persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"

cow collapse: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'; female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"; a large unpleasant woman

oppress collapse: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

bulldoze collapse: flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

repress collapse: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

humiliate collapse: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

quell collapse: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"

lord collapse: a titled peer of the realm; make a lord of someone

persecute collapse: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

railroad collapse: transport by railroad; supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"

bully collapse: a cruel and brutal fellow

break down collapse: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack; make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"; cause to fall or collapse; lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"

grind collapse: the act of grinding to a powder or dust; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"; shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"; created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"; dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

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