| 单词 | subjugate |
| 释义 | subjugate (once / 1676 pages) v If you say you won't be kept down by the man, you are saying that you won't let the man subjugate you. To subjugate is to repress someone, or to make them subservient to you. In subjugate you see the word subject. In this word, it's not talking about the subject of a sentence, rather it's talking about the kind of subjects that Kings have serving them. Subjugate is to reduce someone's status to that of a subject. It's a royal demotion, often brought by force or intimidation. WORD FAMILYsubjugate: subjugable, subjugated, subjugates, subjugating, subjugation, subjugator+/subjugation: subjugations/subjugator: subjugators USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say the young woman died in a dispute over dowry, the coercive practice of gift-giving that some say subjugates brides. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) Over the years he has shared similar reports of covert armies preparing to subjugate the American people. Los Angeles Times(Nov 19, 2016) But if he sticks to his promises and ends up in a fight with the central bank, he will find it easy to subjugate. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) 1v make subservient; force to submit or subdue Syn|Hypo|Hyper subject dragoon subjugate by imposing troops enslavemake a slave of; bring into servitude dominate, master have dominance or the power to defeat over 2v put down by force or intimidation The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land Syn|Hyper keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue crush, oppress, suppress come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority |
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