Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Subjugate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Subjugate \Sub"ju*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjugated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Subjugating}.] [L. subjugatus, p. p. of
subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See
{Yoke}.]
To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to
conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or
absolute control of another; to vanquish.
He subjugated a king, and called him his ``vassal.''
--Baker.
Syn: To conquer; subdue; overcome. See {Conquer}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
subjugate
v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes
any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her
dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners
subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress},
{quash}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {reduce}]
2: make subservient; force to submit [syn: {subject}]
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