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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt

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Meaning

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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