subjugate

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That is just what is lacking in our productions--the alcohol which could intoxicate and subjugate, and you state that very well.

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  1. transitive verb To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
  2. transitive verb To make subservient; enslave.

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  • That is just what is lacking in our productions—the alcohol which could intoxicate and subjugate, and you state that very well. —  Letters of Anton Chekhov
  • She shamefully admits to being a victim of their lust many a times, adding that she was also forced to entertain a group of officers with the threat to subjugate or lose the job. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • The 'state' knows it must have supremacy over God in order to effectively rule (subjugate) its citizens. —  The Reality Check
  • The "state" knows it must have supremacy over God in order to effectively rule (subjugate) its citizens. —  Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy
  • If we, the people, subjugate, we deserve the misery we heap on ourselves! —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English subjugaten, from Latin subiugāre, subiugāt- : sub-, sub- + iugum, yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare (later Italian subjugare = Spanish subjugar, sojuzgar = Portuguese subjugar = French subjuguer), bring under the yoke, subjugate, from sub, under, + jugum, yoke: see yoke.
 

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/ˈsəbdʒugeɪt/
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