SUBJUGATE


Meaning of SUBJUGATE in English

— subjugable /sub"jeuh geuh beuhl/ , adj. — subjugation , n. — subjugator , n.

/sub"jeuh gayt'/ , v.t., subjugated, subjugating .

1. to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.

2. to make submissive or subservient; enslave.

[ 1400-50; late ME subjugatus, ptp. of subjugare to subjugate, equiv. to sub- SUB- + jug ( um ) YOKE 1 + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Syn. 1, 2. overcome, vanquish, reduce, overpower.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .