Oppress

·vt To put down; to crush out; to Suppress.

II. Oppress ·vt To Ravish; to Violate.

III. Oppress ·vt To impose excessive burdens upon; to Overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

IV. Oppress ·vt 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.