Sekirov Dictionary

oppress

/əˈpɹɛs/

verb 4
noun 1
forms 8

verb4

•
To keep down by unjust force.
- The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
•
To make sad or gloomy.
- We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.
•
(no longer used) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
- Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse, / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse. — 1590
(no longer used) To sexually violate; to rape.

noun1

(no longer used) Oppression.

forms

oppress'd · oppressed · opprest · oppressedst · oppressing · oppresses · oppresseth · oppressest

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