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  • verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of oppress.

Etymologies

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oppress +‎ -est

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Examples

  • He said to the rich: "Thou who oppressest me, thou art only man," and to the priest: "Thou who hast consoled me, thou hast lied."

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

  • While thou pourest down thy drunken carouses, thou givest thy Savior a portion of gall; while thou despisest his poor servants, thou spittest in his face; while thou puttest on thy proud dresses, and liftest up thy vain heart with high conceits, thou settest a crown of thorns on his head; while thou wringest and oppressest his poor children, thou whippest him and drawest blood from his hands and feet. —

    The New Testament Commentary Vol. III: John 1886

  • He said to the rich: "Thou who oppressest me, thou art only man;" and to the priest: "Thou who hast consoled me, thou hast lied."

    The Confession of a Child of the Century Alfred de Musset 1833

  • He said to the rich: "Thou who oppressest me, thou art only man," and to the priest: "Thou who hast consoled me, thou hast lied."

    The Confession of a Child of the Century — Complete Alfred de Musset 1833

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  • Thou who deppressest the food pellet lever, shall getteth one.

    October 9, 2022

  • O! Look! A delicious food pellet!

    *pressssss*

    October 11, 2022