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subjugate

[ suhb-juh-geyt ]
/ ˈsʌb dʒəˌgeɪt /
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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.

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Words related to subjugate

conquistador, king, winner, hero, champion, top, queen, champ, conqueror, first, medalist, vanquisher, victor, subduer, defeater, greatest, prizewinner

Words nearby subjugate

subjective symptom, subjectivism, subjectivity, subjoin, subjoinder, subjugate, subjugation, subjunction, subjunctive, subkingdom, sublanguage

Origin of subjugate

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin subjugātus, past participle of subjugāre to subjugate, equivalent to sub- sub- + jug(um) yoke1 + -ātus -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for subjugator

subjugate
/ (ˈsʌbdʒʊˌɡeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to bring into subjection
to make subservient or submissive

Derived forms of subjugate

subjugable (ˈsʌbdʒəɡəbəl), adjectivesubjugation, nounsubjugator, noun

Word Origin for subjugate

C15: from Late Latin subjugāre to subdue, from Latin sub- + jugum yoke
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