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Neronize

American

[neer-oh-nahyz] / ˈnɪər oʊˌnaɪz /

especially British, Neronise

verb (used with object)

Neronized, Neronizing

to characterize (a person) as resembling Nero.
to make depraved in the manner of Nero.
to rule over, tyrannize, or oppress in the manner of Nero.

Etymology

Origin of Neronize

1665–75; < Latin Nerōn- (stem of Nerō Nero ) + -ize

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