subjugate

Meaning

Adj

Forced into submission; subjugated.

Noun

A person forced into submission; a subject.

Verb

1. (transitive) To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
2. (transitive) To make (someone or something) subordinate to another person or thing; to subordinate.
3. (transitive) To tame (an animal); to domesticate.
4. (figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive) To put (one's neck or shoulders) under a metaphorical yoke.

Synonyms

subdue

conquer

suppress

overcome

subject

tame

enslave

quell

control

quash

repress

vanquish

oppress

reduce

put down

bring into subjection

submit

dominate

subordinate

bring under control

keep down

dragoon

charm

captivate

overpower

humiliate

fascinate

rule

settled

squelch

subjection

subject to

surrender

take

thrall

tyrannize

wipe out

yoke

bring under

get under control

keep under control

take by force

get a handle on

get under

abase

keep in hand

attack

👊

break in

bring to subjection

capture

Translations

unterwerfen

subyugar

assujettir

subjuguer

soumettre

onderwerpen

knechten

sottomettere

soggiogare

subjugar

submeter

asservir

subjugar

unterjochen

υποτάσσω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌbd͡ʒuɡeɪt/

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive participle of subiugō, subjugō (“to make subject, subjugate”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’) + iugō, jugō (“to join; to yoke”) (from iugum (“collar for a horse; yoke for cattle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of yoke.
The noun is derived from the adjective.