tiranizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From tirano +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾa.niˈza(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃi.ɾa.niˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾa.niˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾa.niˈza(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃi.ɾa.niˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾa.niˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ti.ɾɐ.niˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ti.ɾɐ.niˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ti‧ra‧ni‧zar

Verb

tiranizar (first-person singular present tiranizo, first-person singular preterite tiranizei, past participle tiranizado)

  1. (transitive) to tyrannise; to oppress
    Synonym: oprimir
  2. (intransitive) to tyrannise (rule as a tyrant)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin tyrannizāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek τυραννίζω (turannízō). By surface analysis, tirano +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɾaniˈθaɾ/ [t̪i.ɾa.niˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /tiɾaniˈsaɾ/ [t̪i.ɾa.niˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ti‧ra‧ni‧zar

Verb

tiranizar (first-person singular present tiranizo, first-person singular preterite tiranicé, past participle tiranizado)

  1. (transitive) to tyrannize
  2. (transitive) to bully

Conjugation

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