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OPPRESS verb

Definition of oppress (verb)

  1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
    • "The government oppresses political activists"
    • synonyms: crush, suppress
  2. cause to suffer
    • "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
    • synonyms: persecute
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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