subjugate
pronunciation
How to pronounce subjugate in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbdʒugeɪt]
How to pronounce subjugate in American English:
US [ˈsʌbdʒəˌɡet]
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- Verb:
- put down by force or intimidation
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
Word Origin
- subjugate
- subjugate: see yoke
- subjugate (v.)
- early 15c., a back-formation from subjugation or else from Latin subiugatus, past participle of subiugare "to subjugate." Related: Subjugated; subjugating.
Example
- 1. The engineering feat , called the south-north water diversion project , is china 's most ambitious attempt to subjugate nature .
- 2. Democracy and wall street together subjugate - the united states clung analyze !
- 3. But it is affection subjugate long injury , unforgettable , night sadness , long night habit .
- 4. Earth is no longer willing to subjugate herself to the human dance beloved !
- 5. In the following years even more families lost control of their land , as the indonesian army divided and relocated communities in its attempt to subjugate the population .