Subjugate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

put down by force or intimidation

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbdʒuːɡˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbdʒuːɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbdʒuːɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbdʒuːɡˌeɪt/.

Examples

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 & Antonyms

Synonyms

repress reduce subject quash keep down subdue

Parts of Speech

verb	put down by force or intimidation “The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”
verb	make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Word Forms

repressive	adjective	restrictive of action
repression	noun	a state of forcible subjugation
subduer	noun	someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion
subjugation	noun	forced submission to control by others
subjugator	noun	a conqueror who defeats and enslaves
subject	noun	a person who owes allegiance to that nation
subjection	noun	forced submission to control by others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterwerfen

durch Gewalt oder Einschüchterung niedergeschlagen werden

🇫🇷French

soumettre

réprimé par la force ou l'intimidation

🇪🇸Spanish

subyugar

reprimido por la fuerza o la intimidación

🇮🇹Italian

soggiogare

represso con la forza o con l’intimidazione

🇳🇱Dutch

onderwerpen

met geweld of intimidatie neergeslagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

subjugar

abatido pela força ou intimidação

🇷🇺Russian

подчинять

подавлять силой или запугиванием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधीन करना

बलपूर्वक या डरा-धमका कर नीचे रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

বশীভূত করা

বল বা ভয় দেখিয়ে নিচে নামানো

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிபணியுங்கள்

பலாத்காரம் அல்லது மிரட்டல் மூலம் கீழே போடப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

లొంగదీసుకోండి

బలవంతంగా లేదా బెదిరింపు ద్వారా అణచివేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अधीन करणे

बळजबरीने किंवा धमकी देऊन खाली ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વશ કરવું

બળ અથવા ધાકધમકી દ્વારા નીચે મૂકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧೀನಗೊಳಿಸು

ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗಿಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീഴടക്കുക

ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തിയോ താഴെയിറക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧੀਨ ਕਰਨਾ

ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਧਮਕਾਉਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

محکوم

زبردستی یا دھمکی دے کر نیچے رکھو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

征服

以武力或恐吓方式镇压

🇯🇵Japanese

征服する

力ずくまたは脅迫によって鎮圧される

🇰🇷Korean

정복하다

강압이나 협박으로 내려놓다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuất phục

hạ bệ bằng vũ lực hoặc đe dọa

🇹🇭Thai

ปราบปราม

ล้มลงด้วยกำลังหรือการข่มขู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menundukkan

dijatuhkan dengan kekerasan atau intimidasi

🇵🇭Filipino

magpasakop

ibagsak sa pamamagitan ng puwersa o pananakot

🇲🇾Malay

menundukkan

dijatuhkan dengan kekerasan atau ugutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إخضاع

قمعها بالقوة أو الترهيب

🇮🇷Persian

مطیع کردن

با زور یا ارعاب سرنگون کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

boyun eğdirmek

zorla veya korkutarak bastırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁעֲבֵּד

להפיל בכוח או בהפחדה

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The primary meaning of 'subjugate' is 'put down by force or intimidation'.

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Using 'subjugate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'subjugate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'subjugate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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