-ˌgāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English subjugaten, from Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare to bring under the yoke, subjugate, from sub- + jugare to join, yoke, from jugum yoke — more at yoke
1. : to bring under the yoke of power or dominion : conquer by force and compel to submit as a subject to the government of another
colonial powers subjugating native peoples
2.
a. : to force to submit to control and governance : make submissive or subject : master
subjugate a wild horse
subjugated his unruly nephew
b. : to bring or hold under strict control or into a subordinate position
had to subjugate his own feeling
Synonyms: see conquer