verb/opɾiˈmiɾ/
to press (e.g., a button or key on a telephone or keyboard); to oppress
Synonyms: pulsar, premir, constreñir, opresar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin opprimĕrebor. Spanish oprimir Borrowed from Latin opprimĕre.