transitive verb
: to repress harshly : keep rigidly under control or in a state of submission
the nobility ground down the peasants with an infinite variety of petty exactions
transitive verb
: to repress harshly : keep rigidly under control or in a state of submission
the nobility ground down the peasants with an infinite variety of petty exactions
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012