subjugate

English

Etymology

Romans Under the Yoke (1858), Charles Gleyre

From Latin subiugatus, past participle of subiugare (“to bring under the yoke, subjugate”), from sub (“under”) + iugum (“yoke”). See yoke.

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/
  • Hyphenation: sub‧ju‧gate

Verb

subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)

  1. To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.

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Further reading

  • subjugate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • subjugate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Latin

Verb

subjugāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of subjugō
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