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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)
(transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.
• underyoke
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"ju*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjugated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subjugating.] Etym: [L. subjugatus, p.p. of subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See Yoke.]
Definition: To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish. He subjugated a king, and called him his "vassal." Baker.
Syn.
– To conquer; subdue; overcome. See Conquer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
