Definitions

1. verb

to make or become like Nero, characterized by cruelty, extravagance, or tyranny, especially in a tyrannical or oppressive manner.

“The dictator’s policies were accused of neronizing the economy and enslaving the working class.”

2. noun

an act or instance of neronizing.

“The neronization of the city was a result of the corrupt government’s policies.”

3. verb

to indulge in excessive and wasteful luxury, often to a point of tyranny or oppression.

“The king’s extravagant lifestyle was said to neronize the treasury and bring the country to the brink of bankruptcy.”