subjugate
/'sʌbdʤugeit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To bring under complete control or subjection; to conquer and dominate.
- To make subservient or force to submit to a governing power or authority.
Usage
The verb "subjugate" describes the act of gaining and exercising total control over a person, group, or territory, often through force, coercion, or oppressive means. It implies a relationship where one party is dominated and deprived of autonomy.
Examples
- Historically, powerful empires would subjugate neighboring peoples and absorb them into their dominion.
- The dictator used the army to subjugate the population and crush all political opposition.
- Some argue that certain economic systems can subjugate workers by controlling their labor and limiting their freedom.
Advanced Usage
- "to subjugate oneself to": To voluntarily submit or yield to a greater power, authority, or principle.
- The monk chose to subjugate himself to the strict rules of the monastery.
- Used in abstract or metaphorical contexts to describe overcoming or controlling something non-physical.
- She struggled to subjugate her feelings of anger and respond calmly.
Variants and Related Words
- Subjugation (n): The act or process of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.
- The country suffered for decades under foreign subjugation.
- Subjugator (n): A person or entity that subjugates.
- The conqueror was remembered as a ruthless subjugator.
Synonyms
- Conquer
- Enslave
- Dominate
- Oppress
- Vanquish
Antonyms
- Liberate
- Free
- Emancipate
- Release
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To subjugate by force: To conquer through military or physical power.
- The region was subjugated by force, not by treaty.
- To subjugate the will: To completely overcome someone's desires or free will.
- The cult leader's goal was to subjugate the will of his followers.
Verb
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
- put down by force or intimidation
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land