English → Latin
“tyrannize” in Latin
dominorto be lord and/or master or have dominion, domineer; to dominate, rule, reign, governrēgnōto reign, rule (as a monarch); to be lord, govern, to be the master, to be supreme; to tyrannizecrūdēlisunfeeling, rude; ruthless, cruel, merciless
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tyrannize
To govern as a tyrant, tyrannidem exercere: tyrannum agere: dominari (regnare, in the Roman sense).
To act cruelly and imperiously, crudeliter facere. To tyrannize over anybody, superbe crudeliterque aliquem tractare: tyrannice statuere in aliquem: crudelem, saevum esse in aliquem (after Cic.); tyrannicum imperium exercere in aliquem (Ruhnken); tyrannico imperio premere aliquem (Muret.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tyrannize?
- The usual Latin words for “tyrannize” are dominor, rēgnō, crūdēlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.