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subjugate Definition

sub·ju·gate (sub′jə gāt′)

transitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

  1. to bring under control or subjection; conquer
  2. to cause to become subservient; subdue

Etymology: ME subiugaten < L subjugatus, pp. of subjugare, to bring under the yoke < sub-, under + jugum, yoke

subjugate Related Forms
sub′·ju·ga′·tion noun sub′·ju·ga′·tor noun
subjugate Synonyms

subjugate

v.

  1. To subdue

    suppress, enslave, master; see defeat 1, hinder, restrain 1, subject.

  2. To conquer

    overcome, crush, triumph over; see defeat 2. See syn. study at defeat.

subjugate Usage Examples

Object

  • nation: But Fascism with its ideology of power and rule over others is not specific for the nature of a subjugated nation.
  • population: These Norman castles gave the Normans of 1066 power bases from which they could subjugate the English population.
  • people: They were ways of imposing law on to the people, especially subjugated people.
  • country: For non-Europeans from imperially subjugated countries, the symbols of subordination were even more extensive than those applied to European proletarians.
  • other: Such a society needs to subjugate others, to establish some visible superiority.
  • knowledge: Their memory is activated against dominant opinions; they enact a rebellion of subjugated knowledges.

Subject

  • prince: An ignorant and impoverished population was more readily subjugated by Princes of the Church.
  • man: Social animals are the most easily subjugated by man, and several species of Canidae hunt in packs.

Preposition: by

  • prince: An ignorant and impoverished population was more readily subjugated by Princes of the Church.
  • man: Social animals are the most easily subjugated by man, and several species of Canidae hunt in packs.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: In the west I subjugated mighty lands Which the kings before me had not subjugated.
  • totally: The aim is to totally subjugate this strategic region, with its rich oil and gas deposits, to US will.
  • fully: Fortunately for Iraq, Saddam has failed miserably in his attempts to fully subjugate the people of Iraq.
  • finally: It was restored eleven years later, but by the end of the century it was finally subjugated to the ultimate will of Parliament.
  • always: Although it relied on mass mobilization, this was never a central plank of its strategy, and was always subjugated to diplomacy.