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oppress
verb
(op-press)
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Synonyms:
crush
,
suppress
,
Examples:
The government oppresses political activists.
oppress
verb
(op-press)
cause to suffer
Synonyms:
persecute
,
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oppress
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persecute
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harass
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suppress
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crush
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repress
,
stifle
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bully
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quell
,
shouldest
,
subjugate
,
enslave
,
brutalize
,
tyrannize
,
marginalize
,
victimize
,
terrorize
,
dehumanise
,
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,
mistreat
,
dehumanize
,
impoverish
,
humiliate
,
demonize
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despise
,
deprive
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disenfranchise
,
maltreat
,
disempower
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imprison
,
liberate
,
demean
,
disfranchise
,
vilify
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malign
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starve
,
discriminate
,
punish
,
redivide
,
despoil
,
demoralize
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tyrannise
,
aggress
,
denigrate
,
intimidate
,
subvert
,
trample
,
enfeeble
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perpetuate
,
domineer
,
islamize
,
perpetrate
,
manipulate
,
ostracise
,
annihilate
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emasculate
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defoul
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terrify
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enchained
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misruling
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relativize
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beggaring
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civilise
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sexualize
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eternalize
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exalt
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euphemize
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abase
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detest
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scandalise
,
entrench
,
conspire
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propagandise
,
debase
,
secularise
,
prate
,
moralize
,
monopolize
,
oppress
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