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sub·ju·gate

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–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

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sub·ju·ga·ble

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sub·ju·ga·tion, noun

sub·ju·ga·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. overcome, vanquish, reduce, overpower.

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tr.v. sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing, sub·ju·gates

To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
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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