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sub·ju·gate       [suhb-juh-geyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
1.to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
2.to make submissive or subservient; enslave.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < LL subjugātus, ptp. of subjugāre to subjugate, equiv. to sub- sub- + jug(um) yoke1 + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
sub·ju·ga·ble       [suhb-juh-guh-buhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
sub·ju·ga·tion, noun
sub·ju·ga·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. overcome, vanquish, reduce, overpower.
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sub·ju·gate       (sŭb'jə-gāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing, sub·ju·gates
  1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
  2. To make subservient; enslave.


[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.
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subjugated

adjective
reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples" 

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