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Dictionary: sub·ju·gate   (sŭb'jə-gāt') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
  1. To bring under control; conquer. See synonyms at defeat.
  2. To make subservient; enslave.

[Middle English subjugaten, from Latin subiugāre, subiugāt- : sub-, sub- + iugum, yoke.]

subjugation sub'ju·ga'tion n.
subjugator sub'ju·ga'tor n.
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verb

  1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal trim, whip. Slang ace, lick. Idioms: carrywinthe day, gethavethe best of, gethavethe better of, go someone one better. See win/lose/recovery.
  2. To make subservient or subordinate: enslave, enthrall, subject. See free/unfree.

 
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v

Definition: overpower, defeat
Antonyms: free, liberate


 
WordNet: subjugate
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: put down by force or intimidation
  Synonyms: repress, quash, keep down, subdue, reduce

Meaning #2: make subservient; force to submit
  Synonym: subject


 
Translations: Subjugate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kue, undertvinge

Nederlands (Dutch)
knechten, onderwerpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - subjuguer, dompter, soumettre

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterjochen, bändigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποδουλώνω, (καθ)υποτάσσω, καταδαμάζω

Italiano (Italian)
assoggettare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subjugar

Русский (Russian)
покорять, подчинять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - subyugar, someter, avasallar, dominar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - underkuva, lägga under sig, betvinga, tygla, tämja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
征服, 抑制, 使服从

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 征服, 抑制, 使服從

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 획득하다, 복종시키다, (태도 등을) 누그러지게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 征服する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أخضع, استعبد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כבש, הכניע, שעבד‬


 
 
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