Definitions for: Subjugate


[v] 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"
[v] make subservient; force to submit



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subject

See Also: clamp down, crush, dominate, dragoon, enslave, master, oppress, suppress

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