subjugate
- to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- to make submissive or subservient; enslave.
Origin of subjugate
Synonyms for subjugate
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enslave, conquer, force, enthrall, subdue, suppress, compel, reduce, rule, tame, crush, coerce, quell, triumph, overthrow, overcome, vanquishExamples from the Web for subjugate
Contemporary Examples of subjugate
They see collusion and deception and they say Ankara is determined to subjugate them.
It was not an act of genocide, but it was the largest and most enduring program devised by man to subjugate a race.
Fashion can summon the strange, can subjugate the body and render it alien just as readily as it can highlight every curve.
The whole world is in my hand and I will conquer and subjugate the world.
France could not hope to subjugate Spain; England could never possibly conquer France.
Historical Examples of subjugate
Abyssinia, though Italy attempted to subjugate it, is again also independent.
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They wished not only to subjugate the European, but the Asiatic mind.
They weren't trying to subjugate the Huks, but to make them behave.
A Matter of ImportanceWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
Well then, they must know her as well as Mr. Harby, they must first be subjugate to her.
The RainbowD. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The Hun had failed to subjugate the world, and he was a barbarous, mad creature.
The Sleuth of St. James's SquareMelville Davisson Post
subjugate
- to bring into subjection
- to make subservient or submissive
Word Origin for subjugate
Word Origin and History for subjugate
early 15c., from Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare (see subjugation). Related: Subjugated; subjugating.