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oppress

/ oppress /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one''s authority
"The government oppresses political activists"
Kinds of:
repress quash keep down subdue subjugate
Derived:
suppression crushing quelling stifling suppressor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
cause to suffer
"Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
Type of:
torment rag bedevil
Kinds of:
purge
Derived:
oppressor persecution tormentor tormenter persecutor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
2
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repress quash keep down subdue subjugate torment rag bedevil purge