Synonyms for subjugate
ˈsʌb dʒəˌgeɪtsub·ju·gate

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1. subjugate

   To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final. Conquer, in many cases, carries the idea of possession; as, to conquer respect, affection, peace, etc. A country is conquered when its armies are defeated and its territory is occupied by the enemy; it may be subjected to indemnity or to various disabilities; it is subjugated when it is held helplessly and continuously under military control; it is subdued when all resistance has died out. An army is defeated when forcibly driven back; it is routed when it is converted into a mob of fugitives. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, surmount, vanquish, win, worst

   Antonyms:
   capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

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1. repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduceverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   chasten, strangle, get over, suppress, concentrate, master, conquer, avoid, quash, slim down, boil down, surmount, scale down, annul, trim down, thin out, inhibit, lose weight, decoct, cut, foreshorten, nullify, abbreviate, trim, slenderize, subject, shorten, deoxidise, crucify, cut down, abridge, reduce, contract, melt off, subdue, curb, stamp down, invalidate, deoxidize, come down, subordinate, tame, number, mortify, dilute, slim, shrink, smother, thin, bring down, trim back, cut back, overcome, muffle, keep down, stifle, void, repress, tighten

2. subjugate, subjectverb

   make subservient; force to submit or subdue

   Synonyms:
   subdue, submit, keep down, repress, subject, reduce, quash

Matched Categories

1. • Dominate
   • Oppress

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1. subjugateverb

   Synonyms:
   CONQUER, vanquish, subdue, overcome, beat, overpower, overbear, overthrow, master, subject

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1. List of paraphrases for "subjugate":

   enslave, subdue, conquer

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How to use subjugate in a sentence?

1. Antony Blinken:

   Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence -- that has failed, it has sought to assert the power of its military and its economy. We, of course, are seeing just the opposite, a military that is dramatically underperforming and an economy... as a result of sanctions that is in shambles.

2. Carl William Brown:

   In the past, to subjugate the people, the powerful used force, laws and religion; now, they also have football and television.

3. Ben Carson:

   I said anybody, doesn't matter what their religious background, if they accept American values and principles and are willing to subjugate their religious beliefs to our Constitution, i have no problem with them.

4. Eduardo Bolsonaro:

   This isn't aid that comes with good intentions. It's aid that comes with other interests, this would disrespect Brazilians. It would subjugate our Brazilian-ness.

5. Jennifer Stefano:

   In the modern era, the spouse should not have to subjugate themselves to their powerful husband or wife, i mean, you still have a First Amendment right.