tyrannize

Etymology

From Middle French tyranniser.

verb

1. (transitive) To oppress (someone).
   In truth he was the type of man who is spoilt by the submission of weaker people than himself. There are such men, who must either be tyrannized or be tyrants […] 1929, Edgar Wallace, “The Tyrant of the House”, in The Iron Grip, London: George Newnes
   2001, Breena Clarke, “Roots of Success” (review of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A’Lelia Bundles), Chicago Tribune, 18 February, 2001, I spent the first 18 years of my life tyrannized by a red-hot hair-pressing comb. Well, maybe tyrannized is an exaggeration. But covering your ears while hot grease sizzles nearby is not a young girl's idea of a fun time.
2. (intransitive) To rule as a tyrant.
   The prince tyrannized over his subjects.
   General Secretary Xi is not destined to tyrannize inside and outside of China forever, unless we allow it. 2020, Michael Pompeo, “Communist China and the Free World’s Future”, in U. S. Department of State