HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
| Dictionary | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
|---|---|
| Shopping | The largest selection of OPPRESS products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: Business Opportunities Money, beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| VERB | 1 | oppress, suppress, crush | Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | oppress, persecute | Cause to suffer |
| Sounds | ahpreh's |
|---|---|
| Rhymes | ABS, abscess, access, and 73 more rhymes in ehs... |
| Meaning | Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The government oppresses political activists" |
| Synonyms | suppress, crush |
| Narrower | repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce |
| Adjectives | oppressive; oppressive |
| Nouns | oppressor; oppression |
| Meaning | Cause to suffer. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | persecute |
| Broader | torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate |
| Narrower | purge |
| Adjectives | oppressive; oppressive |
| Nouns | oppressor |
© 2001-05 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact us
Privacy · Robots · Valid XHTML