Oppress vs. Subjugate
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Difference Between Oppress and Subjugate
Oppressverb
(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.Subjugateverb
(transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.
Oppressverb
(transitive) To make sad or gloomy.
We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.Subjugateverb
put down by force or intimidation;
The government quashes any attempt of an uprisingChina keeps down her dissidents very efficientlyThe rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the landOppressverb
Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
Subjugateverb
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
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Oppressverb
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
The government oppresses political activistsOppressverb
cause to suffer;
Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
