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Meaning Of Oppress

v. t.

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

To ravish; to violate.
v. t.

To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
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.

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