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 Op·press v. t. [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.
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