- subjugate someone to someone
- subjugate someone to someoneto suppress someone in someone else's favor. •
The army sought to subjugate everyone to the king.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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subjugate someone/thing to — bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. → subjugate … English new terms dictionary
subjugate — [ sʌbdʒʊgeɪt] verb (often subjugate someone/thing to) bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. Derivatives subjugation noun subjugator noun Origin ME: from late L. subjugat , subjugare bring under a yoke , based on jugum yoke … English new terms dictionary
subjugate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. conquer, vanquish, master, subdue; overthrow; enslave. See subjection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To subdue] Syn. suppress, enslave, master; see defeat 1 , hinder , restrain 1 , subject . 2. [To… … English dictionary for students
subjugate — [[t]sʌ̱bʤʊgeɪt[/t]] subjugates, subjugating, subjugated 1) VERB If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. [FORMAL] [V n] Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the… … English dictionary
subjugate — verb the Normans had subjugated most of Ireland s Gaelic population Syn: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quash, bring someone to their knees, enslave, subdue, suppress Ant: liberate … Thesaurus of popular words
hold someone down — OPPRESS, repress, suppress, subdue, subjugate, keep down, keep under, tyrannize, dominate. → hold … Useful english dictionary
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conquer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overcome, overthrow, vanquish, subdue, subjugate. See success. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To gain control over] Syn. surmount, prevail over, capture, overcome; see succeed 1 , win 1 . 2. [To defeat]… … English dictionary for students
defeat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. thwart, frustrate, foil, outwit; rout, conquer, overcome, beat, vanquish, subdue, lick (inf.). n. frustration, setback, loss, rout, vanquishment. See failure, success, confutation. Ant., surrender … English dictionary for students
subdue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tame, overcome, master; vanquish, conquer; repress, restrain; soften, tone down. See moderation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vanquish] Syn. conquer, overcome, subjugate; see defeat 1 , 2 . 2. [To… … English dictionary for students
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