downtread

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

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

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

• downtrod
• downtrodden

• tread down, trade down, downrated