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subjugate

[ suhb-juh-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

subjugated, subjugating.
  1. to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to make submissive or subservient; enslave.

    Synonyms: , , ,



subjugate

/ ˈsʌbdʒʊˌɡeɪt; ˈsʌbdʒəɡəbəl /

verb

  1. to bring into subjection
  2. to make subservient or submissive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲˈپDz, noun
  • subjugable, adjective
  • ˈܲˌٴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ··· [suhb, -j, uh, -g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ܲj·tDz noun
  • ܲj·tǰ noun
  • ԴDz·ܲj·· adjective
  • -ܲj·iԲ adjective
  • ܲ·ܲj·e adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subjugate1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin ܲܲٳܲ, past participle of ܲܲ to subjugate, equivalent to sub- sub- + jug ( um ) yoke 1 + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subjugate1

C15: from Late Latin ܲܲ to subdue, from Latin sub- + jugum yoke
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But Roberts continually gave Betts both the public and private support he needed to subjugate his ego for the good of the team.

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The saying “history repeats itself” is particularly fitting in our current moment, because the reality is Trump’s war on DEI is reminiscent of Jim Crow era efforts to subjugate Black people.

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In Malofeev’s subjugating hands, Janácek’s vaporously evocative “In the Mists” became “In the Thick, Disorienting and Blinding Fog” and led, without a pause, into Liszt’s doomed and drummed “Funérailles,” creating an extraordinary sonic vista.

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For Kyiv, it's the only way to guarantee the country's future survival, against a rapacious Russian enemy bent on subjugating Ukraine.

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"I'm familiar with the verses they have quoted about wives being subjugated to their husbands," he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2000.

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