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Oppress vs Res - What's the difference?

oppress | res |

As a verb oppress

is (obsolete) physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.

As a symbol res is

(label) (l).

oppress

English

Verb

(es)
  • (obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
  • * , II.x:
    • Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse , / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse.
  • To keep down by force
    • The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
  • To make sad or gloomy
    • We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.

    Related terms

    * oppression

    External links

    * * English transitive verbs

    res

    Translingual

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (label) (l)