Oppress and Try

Oppress

Oppress verb - To make sad.

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Try and oppress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Oppress".

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Oppress and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oppress" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

humanity	oppress humanity	try humanity
people	oppress people	try people
someone	oppress someone	try someone
rest	oppress rest	try rest
Other words: world, everyone, lives.

But those who oppress the weak or try to harm Usagi's friends or family will discover that he's just as diligent about following the martial code of bushido as well.

Source: Good Is Not Soft
This is Truth in Television; turns out it's kinda hard to oppress people, try to Take Over the World and run a functioning government at the same time.

Source: Fascist, but Inefficient
Members of the Chantry oppress the qunari, who in turn try to overtake Kirkwall in disgust.

Source: Divided We Fall

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