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oppresses |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb oppress 2 senses of oppress Sense 1 oppress, suppress, crush => repress, quash, keep down subdue, subjugate, reduce Sense 2 persecute, oppress, harass => purge => haze Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb oppress 2 senses of oppress Sense 1 oppress, suppress, crush => repress, quash, keep down subdue, subjugate, reduce => clamp down Sense 2 persecute, oppress, harass => purge => haze Entailment of verb oppress Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb oppress 2 senses of oppress Sense 1 oppress, suppress, crush Sense 2 persecute, oppress, harass => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate Familiarity of verb oppress oppress used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb oppress Sense 1 oppress, suppress, crush -------------- Sense 2 persecute, oppress, harass => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -------------- Overview of verb oppress The verb oppress has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) oppress, suppress, crush -- (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists") 2. persecute, oppress, harass -- (cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union") Overview of verb oppress The verb oppress has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) oppress, suppress, crush -- (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists") 2. persecute, oppress, harass -- (cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union")
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