oppress

1. v. t. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. Source: opted

2. v. t. To ravish; to violate. Source: opted

3. v. t. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority Source: wordnet

6. v. cause to suffer Source: wordnet

7. 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. Wyclif. For thee, oppressèd king, am I cast down. Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! Milton. 2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.] The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. Shak. 4. 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. Source: webster

8. v:100 v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority Source: ecdict

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