v. press; squeeze, compress; oppress

The following video provides you with the correct English pronunciation of the word "oprima", to help you become a better English speaker.

v. burden, yoke; cumber; oppress; overbear, overtax; load, weight; press

to oppress
to grind / crush / bear down
(a exploata) = to exploit

(v.) = tyrannize ; bear down on ; oppress.
Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
Ex: Christians, Jews, and Muslims show rare case of unity by oppressing gays and lesbians.