Oppress — Defs

01 v. t. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Oppressing

1.
To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
“For thee, oppressèd king, am I cast down.” — Shak.

“Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen!” — Milton.
2.
To ravish; to violate.[Obs.]
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.