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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

Entry 2

persecute, subjugate, suppress, tyrannize

liberate, free, empower, support, emancipate

Entry 1

liberate, free, empower, support

Entry 2

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 burn the body of a dead person until only ash remains

to take temporarily with intention to return; to take on loan

to divide into two branches or parts

to dig out something buried, especially a body from the ground

To say aloud something learned, especially poetry or text, from memory.

to cause someone to no longer be close or affectionate; to alienate