tyrannize

v

rule despotically, rule with a rod of iron, rule with an iron hand; dominate, domineer, have the upper or whip hand, wield the power or scepter; boss or boss around, dictate to, order around, tell [s.o.] what to do, lay down the law, call the shots or plays; browbeat, intimidate, bully, ride roughshod over, trample, ride herd on, Inf step on or step all over, Inf use [s.o.] for a doormat, mistreat, maltreat, abuse; overlord, lord it over, oppress, suppress, repress, keep down or under, keep under one's thumb; force, coerce, compel, constrain, Sl. put the screws to; break, humble, crush, overpower, overcome, overwhelm, get the better of; subdue, subjugate, subject, subordinate, enthrall, enslave, reduce to slavery, hold captive, hold in bondage.