Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - subjugate
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(subjugates, subjugating, subjugated) 1. If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. (FORMAL) Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years. VERB: V n • subjugation ...the brutal subjugation of native tribes. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 2. If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. (FORMAL) After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n, also be V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare, from sub- + jugum yoke — more at yoke Date: 15th century 1. to bring under control and governance as a subject ; conquer 2. to make submissive ; subdue • subjugation noun • subjugator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. bring into subjection; subdue; vanquish. Derivatives subjugable adj. subjugation n. subjugator n. Etymology: ME f. LL subjugare bring under the yoke (as SUB-, jugum yoke) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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