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English verb: oppress | |||
| 1. | oppress (social) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority | ||
| Samples | The government oppresses political activists. | ||
| Synonyms | crush, suppress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate | ||
| 2. | oppress (social) cause to suffer | ||
| Samples | Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union. | ||
| Synonyms | persecute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | purge | ||
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