Meaning & Definition of Subjugate in English
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Subjugate
/səbʤəget/
verb
1. 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"
synonym:
- repress,
- quash,
- keep down,
- subdue,
- subjugate,
- reduce
2. Make subservient
- Force to submit or subdue
synonym:
- subjugate,
- subject