Oppress /(?)/

Op·press

Oppress

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Oppressing

  1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
    For thee, oppressèd king, am I cast down.
    Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen!
  2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.]
  3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
    The mutiny he there hastes to oppress.
  4. 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.