About The Word Subjugate
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Subjugate
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What's The Definition Of Subjugate?
[v] put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
[v] make subservient; force to submit Synonyms | Synonyms for Subjugate: keep down | quash | reduce | repress | subdue | subject Related Terms | Find terms related to Subjugate: See Also | clamp down | crush | dominate | dragoon | enslave | master | oppress | suppress Subjugate In Webster's Dictionary \Sub"ju*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjugated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Subjugating}.] [L. subjugatus, p. p. of
subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See
{Yoke}.]
To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to
conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or
absolute control of another; to vanquish.
He subjugated a king, and called him his ``vassal.''
--Baker.
Syn: To conquer; subdue; overcome. See {Conquer}.
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