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Meaning of 'oppress' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Oppress [ v. t.]
- To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
- To ravish; to violate.
- To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
- To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.

Meaning of 'oppress' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . oppress [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to suffer
Example in sentence:
  • Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries
Meaning (2):
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Example in sentence:
  • The government oppresses political activists

Nearby Words:

oppidan oppignerate oppilate oppilated oppilating oppilation oppilative opplete oppleted oppletion

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