Word Meanings - DESPOTIZE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To act the despot.

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• DESPOTIZE
  To act the despot.
• DESPOTIC; DESPOTICAL
  Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
• DESPOT
  1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. C. J. Smith. 2. One who rules regardless of
• DESPOTAT
  The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a despot. Freeman.
• DESPOTISM
  1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. "The despotism of vice." Byron. 2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy. Despotism . . .
• DESPOTIST
  A supporter of despotism.