oppress
Verb
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Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (synset 202429499)
"The government oppresses political activists"
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Cause to suffer (synset 202591574)
"Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"subtypes: purge - oust politicallysame as: persecute
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