subjugate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: subjugate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for subjugate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subjugate v put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" Synonym(s): repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce make subservient; force to submit or subdue Synonym(s): subjugate, subject
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subjugate \Sub"ju*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjugated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subjugating}.] [L. subjugatus, p. p. of subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See {Yoke}.] To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish. He subjugated a king, and called him his [bd]vassal.[b8] --Baker. Syn: To conquer; subdue; overcome. See {Conquer}.