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oppress

verb

/əˈprɛs/

Meaning

to keep someone down by harsh and unfair use of authority; to suppress

To keep someone in subservience and hardship by unjust treatment.

The dictator oppressed the people for decades.

The regime continued to oppress its citizens.

oppress the poor

suppress, subjugate, persecute, dominate, tyrannize

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suppress, subjugate, persecute, dominate

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persecute, subjugate, suppress, tyrannize

liberate, free, empower, support, emancipate

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liberate, free, empower, support

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liberate, free, emancipate

oppress people, oppress minorities, cruelly oppress, systematically oppress, oppress the poor, feel oppressed

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oppress people, oppress minorities, cruelly oppress, systematically oppress

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oppress minorities, oppress the poor, feel oppressed, oppress people

to employ someone for wages; to rent or engage services

To perceive sound with the ear.

to feel intense dislike or aversion for someone or something

to hit a surface, often to get attention or by accident

to invent or concoct something, often with the intent to deceive; or to construct or manufacture

The process of making an organization or system more efficient by simplifying or eliminating unneces...