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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.
oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to
press. See Press.]
1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to
treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.
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For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.
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Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress
Thy chosen! --Milton.
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2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
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The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.
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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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.
oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to
press. See Press.]
1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to
treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.
For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.
Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy
chosen ! --Milton.
2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.
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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
oppressing
vb.
(present participle of en oppress nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
oppressing
vb.
(present participle of en oppress nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
oppressing
vb.
(present participle of en oppress nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
oppressing
vb.
(present participle of en oppress nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
oppressing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm o ppress ing)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Oppressing /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/ الإضطهادFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
oppressing /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]utlačování
oppressing /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]utiskování
oppressing /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/ bedrückend, lastend auf, zu schaffen machend see: oppress sb., oppressedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
oppressing /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/ niederdrückend see: oppress, oppressedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
oppressing /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/
unterdrückend, knechtend
Synonym: subjugating
see: subjugate, oppress, subjugated, oppressed, oppresses, oppressed, unoppressed
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]oppressing /əpresiŋ/ beklemmendFrom English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
oppressing /əpresiŋ/ angustioso, ansiosoFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/əˈpɹɛsɪŋ/