subjugateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt/us/ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt/formalsubjugate verb [ T ] (DEFEAT)
to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom
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Ruling & governing
- absolute
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throne idiom
- Comintern
- corridor
- government-chartered
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- hung parliament
- officially
- oppressive
- power-sharing
- reign
- repress
- repression
- repressive
- sovereignty
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subjugate verb [ T ] (CONTROL)
to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs:
She subjugated herself to her mother's needs.
Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.
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Stop having or doing something
- abdicate
- bail out
- bandh
- break with sth
- butt out
- cede
- drop
- fly
- forwent
- ghost
- give (sth) up
- give sb up
- give sth up as a bad job idiom
- give up on sb/sth
- grow
- self-sacrifice
- take a back seat idiom
- throw (sth) up
- throw in the towel idiom 1
- towel
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subjugation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsʌb.dʒəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsʌb.dʒəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
They are bravely resisting subjugation by their more powerful neighbours.