Thesaurus: oppress

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1. v. t. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
2. v. t. To ravish; to violate.
3. v. t. To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
4. v. t. 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.
5. v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
6. v. cause to suffer
7. v:100 v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority