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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
oppress .
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Examples
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"He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth Him hath mercy on the poor."
Madness 2009
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O Lord, verily Thou art not unmindful of him that oppresseth me; do Thou then avenge me upon him!
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Which is worse yet, if he be poor [2272] every man contemns him, insults over him, oppresseth him, scoffs at, aggravates his misery.
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The mind oppresseth the body, as with students it oftentimes falls out, who (as [3374] Plutarch observes) have no care of the body, but compel that which is mortal to do as much as that which is immortal: that which is earthly, as that which is ethereal.
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
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Chapter 56 1. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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Chapter 56 1. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
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