subjugate

sub·ju·gate

S0842600 (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 subjection2. 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 -ate¹] sub`ju•ga′tion, n. sub′ju•ga`tor, n.

subjugate

Past participle: subjugated
Gerund: subjugating

Imperative
subjugate
subjugate

Present
I subjugate
you subjugate
he/she/it subjugates
we subjugate
you subjugate
they subjugate

Preterite
I subjugated
you subjugated
he/she/it subjugated
we subjugated
you subjugated
they subjugated

Present Continuous
I am subjugating
you are subjugating
he/she/it is subjugating
we are subjugating
you are subjugating
they are subjugating

Present Perfect
I have subjugated
you have subjugated
he/she/it has subjugated
we have subjugated
you have subjugated
they have subjugated

Past Continuous
I was subjugating
you were subjugating
he/she/it was subjugating
we were subjugating
you were subjugating
they were subjugating

Past Perfect
I had subjugated
you had subjugated
he/she/it had subjugated
we had subjugated
you had subjugated
they had subjugated

Future
I will subjugate
you will subjugate
he/she/it will subjugate
we will subjugate
you will subjugate
they will subjugate

Future Perfect
I will have subjugated
you will have subjugated
he/she/it will have subjugated
we will have subjugated
you will have subjugated
they will have subjugated

Future Continuous
I will be subjugating
you will be subjugating
he/she/it will be subjugating
we will be subjugating
you will be subjugating
they will be subjugating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subjugating
you have been subjugating
he/she/it has been subjugating
we have been subjugating
you have been subjugating
they have been subjugating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subjugating
you will have been subjugating
he/she/it will have been subjugating
we will have been subjugating
you will have been subjugating
they will have been subjugating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subjugating
you had been subjugating
he/she/it had been subjugating
we had been subjugating
you had been subjugating
they had been subjugating

Conditional
I would subjugate
you would subjugate
he/she/it would subjugate
we would subjugate
you would subjugate
they would subjugate

Past Conditional
I would have subjugated
you would have subjugated
he/she/it would have subjugated
we would have subjugated
you would have subjugated
they would have subjugated

Thesaurus

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"quash, repress, subdue, keep down, reducecrush, 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 subduesubjectdragoon - subjugate by imposing troopsenslave - make a slave of; bring into servitudedominate, 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

verb1. 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.Informal: trim, whip.Slang: ace, lick.Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.2. To make subservient or subordinate:enslave, enthrall, subject.

Translations

subjugate

subjugate to (someone or something)

1. To conquer someone according to the whims or dominion of someone else, especially through the use of military force. A noun or pronoun is used between "subjugate" and "to." Soldiers have spread throughout the country, subjugating the people to the self-proclaimed emperor.2. To have something be subject to or under the dominion of something else. A noun or pronoun is used between "subjugate" and "to"; often used in passive constructions. Everyone's generosity and magnanimity are inevitably subjugated to their own demands of survival and self-preservation. You cannot subjugate people's religious faith to the demands of the government.See also: subjugate

subjugate someone to someone

to suppress someone in someone else's favor. The army sought to subjugate everyone to the king.See also: subjugate

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verb conquer

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verb to win a victory over, as in battle or a competition

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verb to make subservient or subordinate

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verb put down by force or intimidation

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verb make subservient

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