Crossword-Solution: OPPRESS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Oppress | v. t. | To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. |
| Oppress | v. t. | To ravish; to violate. |
| Oppress | v. t. | To put down; to crush out; to suppress. |
| Oppress | v. t. | 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. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| OPPRESS | anagram | PORPESS |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REATE
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greedy person
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Sentences with OPPRESS (5)
There they thir fill of Love and Loves disport Took largely, of thir mutual guilt the Seale, The solace of thir sin, till dewie sleep Oppress’d them, wearied with thir amorous play.
Behold the kings of the earth, how they oppress Thy Chosen, to what highth their power unjust They have exalted, and behind them cast All fear of Thee; arise, and vindicate Thy glory; free thy people from their yoke! But let us wait; thus far He hath performed— Sent his Anointed, and to us revealed him 50 By his great Prophet pointed at and shown In public, and with him we have conversed.
But in order to oppress a class, certain conditions must be assured to it under which it can, at least, continue its slavish existence.
All this the tyrants round about, that hate holy Church and oppress the poor, know full well; therefore we live in peace in these lands." Ralph hearkened, but said nought; for amidst all this flashing of fire and flame, and the crying out of folk, and the measured clash of the bells so near him, his thought was confused, and he had no words ready to hand.
The people at large must feel the conviction, as well as admit the abstract logic, of human equality; the Negro, for the first time in the world’s history, brought in full contact with high civilization, must prove his title first to all that is demanded for him; in the teeth of unequal chances, he must prove himself equal to the mass of those who oppress him—therefore, absolutely superior to his apparent fate, and to their relative ability.
Quotes with OPPRESS (3)
The will of the people, moreover, practically means the will of the most numerous or the most active part of the people; the majority, or those who succeed in making themselves accepted as the majority; type people, consequently, may desire to oppress a part of their number; and precautions are as much needed against this as against any other abuse of power.
Whoever is full of wisdom is naturally compassionate; in fact we recognize that someone has gained spiritual wisdom by seeing their compassionate behavior. . . . Individuals and countries with power need to develop wisdom and compassion, for without these attributes, there is a danger that the power will be used to oppress and exploit others. (31)
I just believe that us as women — should not criticize nor pull down other women. And why? Because we’re all just trying our best to be beautiful! We all just want to be loved, we want to be beautiful, we’re all trying to leave our own legacy! The good news is that the universe is unending and that means there is enough space for each woman on earth to leave her own mark and to be her own legacy. To be her own kind of beautiful. So why spend even a second on trying to take aw…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 31 times in crossword archives (1949–2023).