Word a Day
oppress
What does oppress mean?
oppress (verb): to keep down by unjust force.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use oppress in a sentence?
- The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce oppress?
/əˈpɹɛs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does oppress come from?
From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of oppress?
Words related to oppress
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “oppress”?
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What does “oppress” mean?
to cancel, invalidate, annul
Not quite: that's what repeal means.
to keep down by unjust force
Right! That's what “oppress” means.
to make prominent; emphasize
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to mount; to move upwards on
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Which word is closest in meaning to “oppress”?
suppress
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compound
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forecast
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advocate
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