oppress

Verb
  1. Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (synset 202429499)
    "The government oppresses political activists"
    subtypes: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate - put down by force or intimidation
    same as: crush, suppress
  2. Cause to suffer (synset 202591574)
    "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"
    is a type of: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment - treat cruelly
    subtypes: purge - oust politically
    same as: persecute

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