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downtread

UK/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɛd/

downtread verb: to oppress, persecute, or subjugate.

Verb

downtread (third-person singular simple present downtreads, present participle downtreading, simple past downtrod, past participle downtrodden)

  1. (transitive) To oppress, persecute, or subjugate.

downtread meaning in Bengali

downtread in Bengali

অত্যাচার করা

Forms of downtread

third-person singular presentdowntreads
present participledowntreading
pastdowntrod
past participledowntrodden

Origin of downtread

From Middle English dountreden, equivalent to down- + tread.

Questions about downtread

What does downtread mean?
Downtread means to oppress, persecute, or subjugate.
What is downtread in Bengali?
Downtread in Bengali is অত্যাচার করা. See Downtread meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is downtread?
Downtread is a verb.
How do you pronounce downtread?
Downtread is pronounced /ˈdaʊnˌtɹɛd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of downtread?
The past tense of downtread is downtrod.

Words near downtread in the dictionary

  1. downtowners
  2. downtowns
  3. downtrace
  4. downtraces
  5. downtrading
  6. downtread
  7. downtreading
  8. downtreads
  9. downtree
  10. downtrees
  11. downtrend

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Adapted from Wiktionary: downtread (page history and authors); downtread (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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