English Definitions:
repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce (verb)
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"
subjugate, subject (verb)
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
subjugate (Verb)
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.
sub·ju·gate
(sŭb′jə-gāt′)
tr.v. sub·ju·gat·ed ,
sub·ju·gat·ing ,
sub·ju·gates
1. To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer.
2. To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else: "The urgency of the mating season is subjugated, for the moment, to the demands of self-preservation" (David M. Carroll).
[Middle English subjugaten ,
from Latin subiugāre , subiugāt- :
sub- ,
sub- +
iugum ,
yoke ;
see yeug- in
Indo-European roots .]
sub′ju·ga′tion n.
sub′ju·ga′tor n.
subjugate
(ˈsʌbdʒʊˌɡeɪt )
vb (
tr )
1. to bring into subjection
2. to make subservient or submissive
[C15: from Late Latin subjugāre to subdue, from Latin sub- + jugum yoke]
subjugable adj ˌsubjuˈgation n ˈsubjuˌgator n
sub•ju•gate
(ˈsʌb dʒəˌgeɪt) v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
2. to make submissive or subservient; enslave.
[1400–50; late Middle English <
Late Latin subjugātus, past participle of
subjugāre =
Latin sub- sub - +
-jugāre, v.
derivative of
jugum yoke ;
see -ate 1 ]
sub`ju•ga′tion, n.
sub′ju•ga`tor, n.
subjugate
Past participle: subjugated Gerund: subjugating Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional
Imperative subjugate subjugate
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. subjugate - 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"
crush ,
oppress ,
suppress -
come down on or
keep down by
unjust use of
one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
2. subjugate - make subservient; force to submit or subdue
dragoon -
subjugate by
imposing troops
enslave -
make a
slave of; bring into servitude
dominate ,
master -
have dominance or
the power to
defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
subjugate
verb conquer , master , overcome , defeat , crush , suppress , put down , overthrow , tame , lick (informal) subdue , overpower , quell , rule over , enslave , vanquish , hold sway over , bring to heel , bring (someone) to his knees bring under the yoke Their costly attempt to subjugate the citizens lasted 10 years.
subjugate
verb
1. To
win a
victory over, as in
battle or a
competition:
beat ,
best ,
conquer ,
defeat ,
master ,
overcome ,
prevail against (or over), rout ,
subdue ,
surmount ,
triumph over ,
vanquish ,
worst .
2. To
make subservient or
subordinate:
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