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subjugate

sub·ju·gate

UK/ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡeɪt/ US/ˈsʌbd͡ʒəˌɡeɪt/ rare obsolete rare

verb

1.

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”
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Origin

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive participle of subiugō, subjugō (“to make subject, subjugate”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’) + iugō, jugō (“to join; to yoke”) (from iugum (“collar for a horse; yoke for cattle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of yoke. The noun is derived from the adjective.

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