"oppress" meaning in English

See oppress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈprɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oppress.wav [UK] Forms: oppress [canonical], oppresses [third-person, singular], oppressed [past], oppressed [past, participle], oppressing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|oppress|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To oppress is to stifle or prevent something.
    Sense id: simple-oppress-en-verb-1DiW4uLQ
  2. To oppress is to deny someone's freedom.
    Sense id: simple-oppress-en-verb-F94gD5uB
     
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