subjugate
[ suhb-juh-geyt ]
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verb (used with object),sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing.
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
to make submissive or subservient; enslave.
Origin of subjugate
1Other words for subjugate
Other words from subjugate
- sub·ju·ga·ble [suhb-juh-guh-buhl], /ˈsʌb dʒə gə bəl/, adjective
- sub·ju·ga·tion, noun
- sub·ju·ga·tor, noun
- non·sub·ju·ga·ble, adjective
- self-sub·ju·gat·ing, adjective
- un·sub·ju·gat·ed, adjective
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How to use subjugate in a sentence
Mr. Hartopp felt not only mortified but subjugated,—he who had hitherto been the soft subjugator of the hardest.
What Will He Do With It, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for subjugate
subjugate
/ (ˈsʌbdʒʊˌɡeɪt) /
verb(tr)
to bring into subjection
to make subservient or submissive
Origin of subjugate
1C15: from Late Latin subjugāre to subdue, from Latin sub- + jugum yoke
Derived forms of subjugate
- subjugable (ˈsʌbdʒəɡəbəl), adjective
- subjugation, noun
- subjugator, noun
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