SUBJUGATE

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


Etymology

Verb

subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)

(transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

Synonyms

• 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



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