Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
TYRANNIZES
Verb
tyrannizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tyrannize
Source: Wiktionary
TYRANNIZE
Tyr"an*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tyrannized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tyrannizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. tyranniser, Gr.
Definition: To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.
Tyr"an*nize, v. t.
Definition: To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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