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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBJUGATE, v.t. [L. Sub and jugo, to 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.
He subjugated a king, and called him his vassal.
[Subjugate differs from subject only in implying a reduction to a more tyrannical or arbitrary sway; but they are often used as synonymous.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: 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" [syn: repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce]
2: make subservient; force to submit or subdue [syn: subjugate, subject]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare, from sub- + jugum yoke — more at yoke Date: 15th century 1. to bring under control and governance as a subject ; conquer 2. to make submissive ; subdue • subjugation noun • subjugator noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. bring into subjection; subdue; vanquish. Derivatives: subjugable adj. subjugation n. subjugator n. Etymology: ME f. LL subjugare bring under the yoke (as SUB-, jugum yoke)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Subjugate 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(subjugates, subjugating, subjugated) 1. If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. (FORMAL) Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years. VERB: V n • subjugation ...the brutal subjugation of native tribes. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 2. If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. (FORMAL) After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n, also be V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Conquer, vanquish, subdue, overcome, overpower, overbear, overthrow, master, subject.

Moby Thesaurus

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