Definitions for subjugate
ˈsʌb dʒəˌgeɪtsub·ju·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduceverb

   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"

2. subjugate, subjectverb

   make subservient; force to submit or subdue

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subjugateverb

   To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.

2. Etymology: From subiugatus, past participle of subiugare, from sub + iugum; see yoke.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUBJUGATEverb

   To conquer; to subdue; to bring under dominion by force.

   Etymology: subjuguer, Fr. subjugo, Latin.

   O fav’rite virgin that hast warm’d the breast,
   Whose sov’reign dictates subjugate the east! Matthew Prior.

   He subjugated a king, and called him his vassal. Thomas Baker.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subjugate

   Subjugate or subjugation is the action of enslaving using force or coercion on others. It could include forced labour such as slavery, serfdom, Penal labour, Labor camps; or paid voluntary labor that is involuntarily taxed leading to partial enslavement. It could happen to humans by other humans, from tyrannical governments on the population, or domesticated animals that are subjugated by their owner.

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1. subjugate

   Subjugate is a verb that refers to the act of bringing under complete control or dominion, often by use of force. It involves overpowering, conquering, or making submissive, typically for the purpose of exploitation or servitude.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subjugateverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subjugate

   sub′jōō-gāt, v.t. to bring under the yoke: to bring under power or dominion: to conquer.—ns. Subjugā′tion; Sub′jugātor. [L. sub, under, jugum, a yoke.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subjugate

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Dominate
   • Oppress

How to pronounce subjugate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of subjugate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of subjugate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of subjugate in a Sentence

1. Antony Blinken:

   What's at stake is not simply, as important as it is, Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence but very basic principles that have, in a hard-fought way after two World Wars and a Cold War, undergirded security, peace and prosperity for countries around the world -- principles like one country can't simply change the borders of another by force ; principles like one country can't simply dictate to another its choices, its policies, with who it will associate ; principles like one country can't exert a sphere of influence to subjugate its neighbors to its will, if we allow those principles to be challenged with impunity, even if it's half a world away in Europe, that will have an impact here as well.

2. Carl William Brown:

   In the past, to subjugate the people, the powerful used force, laws and religion; now, they also have football and television.

3. Eduardo Bolsonaro:

   This isn't aid that comes with good intentions. It's aid that comes with other interests, this would disrespect Brazilians. It would subjugate our Brazilian-ness.

4. Ben Carson:

   I said anybody, doesn't matter what their religious background, if they accept American values and principles and are willing to subjugate their religious beliefs to our Constitution, i have no problem with them.

5. John Sifton:

   The Taliban represent an abusive authority, a brutal regime that has killed people and repressed and plans to subjugate the human rights of millions of people in coming years, but none of that will matter to those people if they're dead because of famine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=subjugate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Subjugate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=subjugate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjugate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subjugate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=subjugate
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html