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oppress
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[əˈprɛs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority
(e.g: a system which oppressed working people)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French oppresser, from medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin oppress- ‘pressed against’, from the verb opprimere
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