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The synonyms of “Subjugate” are: subject, keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, gain mastery over, gain ascendancy over, gain control of, bring under the yoke, bring to heel, bring someone to their knees, overcome, overpower, hegemonize
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “subjugate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bring someone to their knees | Bestow a quality on. |
| bring to heel | Be accompanied by. |
| bring under the yoke | Attract the attention of. |
| conquer | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. Conquer your fears. |
| crush | Crush or bruise. A labourer was crushed to death by a lorry. |
| defeat | Prevent (an aim) from being achieved. She was defeated by the last steep hill. |
| gain ascendancy over | Increase (one’s body weight. |
| gain control of | Increase or develop. |
| gain mastery over | Reach a destination, either real or abstract. |
| hegemonize | Subject (a population, region, process, etc.) to a dominant political or social power. Globalization hegemonizes and controls the urban as well as rural poor. |
| keep down | Raise. |
| overcome | Overcome usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome. She was obviously overcome with excitement. |
| overpower | Be too intense for; overwhelm. They were overpowered by the fumes. |
| quash | Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure. A hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs. |
| quell | Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. Quell my hunger. |
| reduce | Reduce in size reduce physically. Olga was reduced to stunned silence. |
| repress | Put down by force or intimidation. The thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it. |
| subdue | Bring (a country or people) under control by force. Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons. |
| subject | Cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one. The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills. |
| vanquish | Defeat thoroughly. He successfully vanquished his rival. |
| beat | Indicate by beating as with the fingers or drumsticks. The boat beat in the strong wind. |
| captor | A person that catches or confines another. He managed to escape from his captors two nights later. |
| chasten | Restrain. The director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops. |
| chastise | Censure severely. He chastised his colleagues for their laziness. |
| conquer | Overcome by conquest. They ve conquered new markets in Japan. |
| conquest | The overcoming of a problem or weakness. The conquest of space. |
| control | Exercise authoritative control or power over. The airflow is controlled by a fan. |
| curb | Restrain a horse by means of a curb. Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing. |
| defeat | An instance of defeating or being defeated. She had still not quite admitted defeat. |
| enslave | Cause (someone) to lose their freedom of choice or action. They were enslaved by their need to take drugs. |
| inhibit | Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something. Inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction. |
| inhibition | A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way. The children at first shy soon lost their inhibitions. |
| limit | Restrict or confine within limits. There are limits on the amount you can bet. |
| oppress | Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority. The government oppresses political activists. |
| oppression | Mental pressure or distress. Beatrice s mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression. |
| overcome | Overcome as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. You must overcome all difficulties. |
| overpower | Be too intense for; overwhelm. They were overpowered by the fumes. |
| predominance | The possession or exertion of control or power. Churches with a predominance of African American members. |
| repress | Put out of one’s consciousness. The thought that he had killed his brother was so terrible that he repressed it. |
| restrain | Deprive (someone) of freedom of movement or personal liberty. The need to restrain public expenditure. |
| restrict | Place under restrictions limit access to. Cities can restrict groups of protesters from gathering on a residential street. |
| subdue | Hold within limits and control. Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons. |
| subjection | The act of conquering. The country s subjection to European colonialism. |
| subjugation | Forced submission to control by others. The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force. |
| suppress | Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction. Suppress a smile. |
| suppression | The restraint or repression of an idea, activity, or reaction by something more powerful. A suppression of the newspaper. |
| surmount | Stand or be placed on top of. All manner of cultural differences were surmounted. |
| transcend | Be superior or better than some standard. This was an issue transcending party politics. |
| tyrannize | Rule a country as a tyrant. She tyrannized her family. |
| tyranny | A state under cruel and oppressive government. The tyranny of her stepmother. |
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