subjugate
To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission uponTo forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
» The empire subjugated the neighboring peoples.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
unterjochen, unterwerfen
подчиня́тьpodčinjátʹ, подчини́тьpodčinítʹ, покоря́тьpokorjátʹ
підкоря́тиpidkorjáty, підкори́тиpidkorýty, підпорядко́вуватиpidporjadkóvuvaty
(transitive)To make (someone or something) subordinate to another person or thing; to subordinate.
(transitive)To tame (an animal); to domesticate.
(figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive)To put (one's neck or shoulders) under a metaphorical yoke.
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
- put down by force or intimidation
Examples
13 sentencesThe empire subjugated the neighboring peoples.
The people were subjugated by a vast empire.
The hero demonstrated that a man could subjugate nature to his uses.
The supreme art of war is to subjugate the enemy without fighting.
They subjugate the meek.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English subiugate, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiuFrom Late Middle English subiugate, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”): see further at etymology 1. The verb is attested slightly later than the adjective.
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Forms
subjugates, subjugating, subjugated, subjugated| Base form | subjugate · to subjugate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | subjugates |
| Present participle | subjugating |
| Past simple | subjugated |
| Past participle | subjugated |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle