v. t. | 1. | To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. |
2. | To ravish; to violate. | |
3. | To put down; to crush out; to suppress. | |
4. | To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); |
Verb | 1. | oppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" |
2. | oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" Synonyms: persecute |