oppress
/əˈpɹɛs/
to keep in subservience and hardship
oppress in a sentence
“The regime oppressed minorities for decades.”
Origin of oppress
Latin oppressare, from ob against + premere to press
Related Words
tyranny
cruel and oppressive government or rule
despotism
the exercise of absolute power, especially cruelly
subjection
the action of subjugating or state of being subjugated
servitude
the state of being a slave or completely subject to another
emancipate
to set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
enfranchise
to give the right to vote; to set free