subjugate
verb/ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/
/ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they subjugate | /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/ /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it subjugates | /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪts/ /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪts/ |
| past simple subjugated | /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle subjugated | /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form subjugating | /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to defeat somebody/something; to gain control over somebody/something
- be subjugated (to something) Her personal ambitions had been subjugated to (= considered less important than) the needs of her family.
- a subjugated people
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin subjugat- ‘brought under a yoke’, from the verb subjugare, based on jugum ‘yoke’.Want to learn more?
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