Look up: oppress

1. oppress
   [v] - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one`s authority
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2. Oppress
   Op·press' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Oppressed ; present participle & verbal noun Oppressing .] [ French oppresser , Late Latin oppressare , from Latin
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3. oppress
   1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. 'For thee, oppressed king, am I cast down.' (Shak) 'Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen !' (Milton) ... 2. To ravish; to violate. ... 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress....
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4. Oppress
   • (v. t.) To put down; to crush out; to suppress. • (v. t.) To ravish; to violate. • (v. t.) To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. • (v. t.) To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are o...
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5. oppress
   oppress 1. To burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: 'They were oppressed by totalitarianism.' 2. To lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.).
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