oppress

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈprɛs/
• Hyphenation: op‧press

Verb

Plain form oppress

Third-person singular oppresses

Past tense oppressed

Past participle oppressed

Present participle oppressing

1. (transitive) To oppress is to stifle or prevent something.
2. (transitive) To oppress is to deny someone's freedom.

See also

• oppression
• oppressor

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