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Oppress

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(1):

(v. t.) To ravish; to violate.

(2):

(v. t.) To put down; to crush out; to suppress.

(3):

(v. t.) To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.

(4):

(v. t.) To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oppress'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oppress.html. 1828.
 
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