Word
Oppress
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
op-press
Definition
- v. t. - To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence,
to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
- v. t. - To ravish; to violate.
- v. t. - To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
- v. t. - 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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