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oppress

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishoppressen, fromOld Frenchoppresser, fromMedieval Latinoppressare(to press against, oppress), frequentative ofLatinopprimere, past participleoppressus(to press against, press together, oppress), fromob(against) +premere, past participlepressus(to press); seepress.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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oppress (third-person singular simple presentoppresses,present participleoppressing,simple past and past participleoppressed)

  1. (transitive) Tokeep down byunjustforce.
    Synonym:suppress
    The rural poor wereoppressed by the land-owners.
  2. (transitive) To makesad orgloomy.
    Synonyms:begloom,get down;see alsoThesaurus:sadden
    We wereoppressed by the constant grey skies.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; tosmother,crush.
    Synonyms:depress,downbear,squash
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To sexuallyviolate; torape.
    Synonyms:outrage,violate,vitiate

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofoppress
infinitive(to)oppress
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularoppressoppressed
2nd-personsingularoppress,oppressestoppressed,oppressedst
3rd-personsingularoppresses,oppressethoppressed
pluraloppress
subjunctiveoppressoppressed
imperativeoppress
participlesoppressingoppressed

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Translations

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keep down by unjust force
to make sad or gloomy

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