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oppress
1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (Freq. 1) - The government oppresses political activists • Syn: suppress, crush • Derivationally related forms: crushing (for: crush), suppressive (for: suppress), suppression (for: suppress), suppresser (for: suppress), oppressive, oppression, oppressor • Hyponyms: repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 2. cause to suffer - Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union • Syn: persecute • Derivationally related forms: oppressive, oppressor, persecution (for: persecute), persecutor (for: persecute) • Hypernyms: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate • Hyponyms: purge • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody
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