oppress

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verb

1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (Freq. 1)
- The government oppresses political activists
• Syn:
suppress, crush
• Derivationally related forms:
crushing (for: crush), suppressive (for: suppress), suppression (for: suppress), suppresser (for: suppress), oppressive, oppression, oppressor
• Hyponyms:
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. cause to suffer
- Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
• Syn:
persecute
• Derivationally related forms:
oppressive, oppressor, persecution (for: persecute), persecutor (for: persecute)
• Hypernyms:
torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
• Hyponyms:
purge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  persecute, suppress, crush