Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Subjugate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
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"
2
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
3
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.
Example Sentences
"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
verb
"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
verb
"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
verb
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