subjugate

English

Etymology

From Latin subiugatus, past participle of subiugare (“to bring under the yoke, subugate”), from sub (“under”) + iugum (“yoke”); see yoke.

Verb

subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)

1. To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.

Related terms

• subjugation

Translations

to forcibly impose obedience or servitude

• Catalan: subjugar (ca)
• French: assujettir (fr)
• German: unterjochen (de), unterwerfen (de)
• Hungarian: leigáz (hu)
• Norwegian: underkue (no)

• Polish: podporządkowywać, podporządkować
• Romanian: subjuga (ro)
• Russian: порабощать, покорять
• Serbo-Croatian: podjármiti (sh), podvlástiti (sh), podčìniti (sh), potčìniti (sh), podvrgnuti (sh)
• Spanish: sojuzgar (es)

External links

• subjugate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• subjugate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Latin

Verb

subjugāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of subjugō