Verb: subjugate 'súb-ju,geyt
- Put down by force or intimidation
"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land";
- repress, quash, keep down, subdue, reduce
- Make subservient; force to submit or subdue
"The invading army subjugated the local population";
- subject
Derived forms: subjugated, subjugates, subjugating
Type of: crush, dominate, master, oppress, suppress
Encyclopedia: Subjugate