oppressv. t.[F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to press. See Press.]1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.(Wyclif.)For thee, oppressd king, am I cast down. (Shak.)Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress
Thy chosen! (Milton.)2. To ravish; to violate.(Chaucer.)3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress.()The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. (Shak.)4. 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.()