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oppress

verb
/əˈpɹɛs/

Etymology

From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare (“to press against, oppress”), frequentative of Latin opprimere, past participle oppressus (“to press against, press together, oppress”), from ob (“against”) + premere, past participle pressus (“to press”); see press.

  1. derived from opprimere
  2. derived from oppressare
  3. derived from oppresser
  4. inherited from oppressen

Definitions

  1. To keep down by unjust force.

    • The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.

  2. To make sad or gloomy.

    • We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.

  3. Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects

    Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.

    • Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse, / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To sexually violate

      To sexually violate; to rape.

    2. Oppression.

The neighborhood

Derived

oppressee, oppressor, reoppress

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA