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subjugate

verb

Put down by force or intimidation

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
UB
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt

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Definitions

verb

  1. Put down by force or intimidation

    “The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”

verb

  1. Make subservient; force to submit or subdue

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Example Sentences

The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land

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