subjugate

[ suhb-juh-geyt ]
/ ˈsʌb dʒəˌgeɪt /
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verb (used with object), sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing.

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
to make submissive or subservient; enslave.

Origin of subjugate

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin subjugātus, past participle of subjugāre to subjugate, equivalent to sub- sub- + jug(um) yoke1 + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM subjugate

Words nearby subjugate

subjective symptom, subjectivism, subjectivity, subjoin, subjoinder, subjugate, subjugation, subjunction, subjunctive, subkingdom, sublanguage

Words related to subjugator

conquistador, king, winner, hero, champion, top, queen, champ, conqueror, first, medalist, vanquisher, victor, subduer, defeater, greatest, prizewinner

British Dictionary definitions for subjugator

subjugate
/ (ˈsʌbdʒʊˌɡeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to bring into subjection
to make subservient or submissive

Derived forms of subjugate

subjugable (ˈsʌbdʒəɡəbəl), adjective subjugation, noun subjugator, noun

Word Origin for subjugate

C15: from Late Latin subjugāre to subdue, from Latin sub- + jugum yoke