oppress

Definitions


[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:
late Middle English: from Old French oppresser, from medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin oppress- ‘pressed against’, from the verb opprimere




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