Hypertext Webster Gateway: "subjugated"

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)

subjugated
adj : reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"


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