subjugate[verb]Synonyms: conquer, enslave, master, overcome, overpower, quell, subdue, suppress, vanquish
Antonyms: liberate
Related Words: compel,
coerce,
force [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sub‧ju‧gate /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt, ˈsʌbdʒʊɡeɪt/
verb [transitive usually passive] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of subjugare, from jugum 'yoke']
to defeat a person or group and make them obey you:
The native population was subjugated and exploited.subjugated people/nation/countrysubjugate somebody to somebody/something Her own needs had been subjugated to (=not considered as important as) the needs of her family.—subjugation /ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃ
ən, ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲