tyrannise vs browbeat

tyrannise and browbeat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tyrannise	No	No	Yes	No
browbeat	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, browbeat is a hypernym of tyrannise; that is, browbeat is a word with a broader meaning than tyrannise:

tyrannise: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
browbeat: be bossy towards

Other hypernyms of tyrannise include ballyrag, boss around, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm.

tyrannise (verb)	browbeat (verb)
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner	discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
rule a country as a tyrant	be bossy towards