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sub⋅ju⋅gate

  [suhb-juh-geyt]
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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) yoke 1 + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
sub⋅ju⋅ga⋅ble  [suhb-juh-guh-buhl] , 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')   
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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Subjugate

Sub"ju*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjugated; p. pr. & vb. n. Subjugating.] [L. subjugatus, p. p. of subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See Yoke.] To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish.

He subjugated a king, and called him his "vassal." --Baker.

Syn: To conquer; subdue; overcome. See Conquer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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