(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ someone or something, you force them to work harder than they can really manage, and may do them harm as a result.
...a contralto who has ~ed her voice.
VERB: V n
2.
If you say that a government is ~ing its people, you mean that it is making them pay more tax than you think they should pay.
You can’t help Britain by ~ing its people.
VERB: V n