subjugate meaning

UK US /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/ 3 syllables

subjugate (verb): put down by force or intimidation.

subjugate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

subjugate as a 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

    Synonyms: repress, quash, keep down, subdue, reduce

    Type of: oppress

  2. make subservient; force to submit or subdue

    Synonyms: subject

    Type of: dominate

    Kinds: dragoon, enslave

    Related forms: subjugation, subjugator

How to pronounce subjugate

subjugate is pronounced /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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