Definition of oppress
English to English verb - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
The government oppresses political activists.
source: WordNet 3.0 - cause to suffer
Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
source: Webster 1913 English to Tagalog verb - [oprés] Pumighatì; magpahirap; sumakal; uminís
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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oppress, oppressor, oppressive, oppression, opiparous, ophrys, operous, operose, overseas, overissue, opiferous, operasyon, oviparous, overspread, opera house, obverse, oversee, oversea, oversay, overuse
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