subjugate
verb (used with object)
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
subjugates
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present tense formof subjugate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It is, perhaps, a double whammy: The hierarchy that subjugates her also shames her.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
It recounts the terror of falling in love—how the process subjugates people, leaves them vulnerable.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018
I read all the recent controversy surrounding Elisabeth Badinter's book, The Conflict, in which Badinter suggests breastfeeding and attachment parenting subjugates working women.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2012
On the other, it has tended to finesse or sidestep the issue of whether polygamy itself, or polygamy as practiced by the Henricksons, empowers or subjugates women.
From Time ● Mar. 21, 2011
One who at all times becomes entirely freed from attachments and who completely subjugates the passion of wrath, is never stained by sin even if he lives in the enjoyment of worldly objects.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
