vt to put down; to crush out; to suppress.
2. oppress ·vt to ravish; to violate.
3. oppress ·vt to impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
4. oppress ·vt 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.