[sub.ju.gate] vt -gat.ed ; -gat.ing [ME, fr. L subjugatus, pp. of subjugare, fr. sub- + jugum yoke--more at yoke] (15c) 1: to bring under control and governance as a subject: conquer
2: to make submissive: subdue -- sub.ju.ga.tion n -- sub.ju.ga.tor n