استبدّ

He was, or became, alone; independent of others; (S, M, L, Msb, K; in the first and last explained by تَفَرَّدَ; and in the others, by اِنْفَرَدَ;) exclusively of others; (L;) without any to share, or participate, with him; or he had none to share, or participate, with him: (Msb:) بِهِ [in it; i. e. he had it, or kept it, to himself, exclusively, with none to share with him in it]: (K:) and بِكَذَا [in such a thing]: (S, L:) and بِرَأْيِهِ [in his opinion; i. e. he followed his own opinion only, with none to agree with him; or he was singular in his opinion]: (M, L:) and بِأَمْرٍ [in a thing, or an affair]: (L, Msb:) and بِأَمْرِهِ [in his affair]; meaning he obtained [absolute] predominance, or control, over his affair, so that people would not hear [or obey] any other. (A.) It is said in a tradition, كُنَّا نَرَي أَنَّ لَنَافِىِ هٰذَا الأَمْرِ حَقَّا فَاسْتَبَدْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا [We used to opine that we had a right to act in this affair, and ye have been alone the actors, predominant over us]. (L.) And you say, استبدّ الأَمْرُ بِفُلَانٍ, meaning (tropical:) The thing, or affair, overcame such a one, so that he could not manage it well, or thoroughly. (A.)