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oppressing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oppressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Oppressing.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to press. See Press.]
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To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
--Wyclif.For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down.
--Shak.Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen!
--Milton. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.]
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To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]
The mutiny he there hastes to oppress.
--Shak. 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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of oppress English)
Usage examples of "oppressing".
But he still possessed the most effectual means of defending his dignity, and perhaps of oppressing his enemies.
Ardent in the prosecution of heresy, Cyril auspiciously opened his reign by oppressing the Novatians, the most innocent and harmless of the sectaries.
Ministers had preferred the plan of altering the import duties, as now proposed, for the purpose of relieving instead of oppressing the people.
They did more: they elevated the character and enlightened the conscience of the oppressing race.
They saw no reason for aiding a despotic government in subduing and oppressing a small people fighting for their independence, as did the brave Riffs.