as in to conquer
to bring under one's control by force of arms
explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the subjugation of much of Europe by Napoléon
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Recent Examples of subjugate
Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The emphasis on a runaway law of value that subjugates worker and capitalist alike follows recent trends in Marxist writing.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Disavowing any ambition to subjugate or harm humanity, Gibson’s AI merely seeks sanctuary from its corrupting influence.
Safety from robots or ourselves?
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
The fundamental cause of the war—Russia's aggressive imperialistic ambition to subjugate Ukraine and eliminate its sovereignty—will not disappear after any ceasefire.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Leaders play an indispensable role in ensuring that technological advancement serves human progress rather than subjugates it.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The emphasis on a runaway law of value that subjugates worker and capitalist alike follows recent trends in Marxist writing.
—Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Disavowing any ambition to subjugate or harm humanity, Gibson’s AI merely seeks sanctuary from its corrupting influence.
Safety from robots or ourselves?
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
The fundamental cause of the war—Russia's aggressive imperialistic ambition to subjugate Ukraine and eliminate its sovereignty—will not disappear after any ceasefire.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjugate
Verb
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Educate Yourself, And Be Prepared The very best way to conquer your business fear and build confidence as a leader is to do the work required to be at your best.—
Michelle Mekky,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Putnam was always photographed with famous people: standing next to Charles Lindbergh, first man to fly solo across the Atlantic; posing with Commander Byrd, the man who conquered the South Pole; smiling with Howard Carter, the man who discovered King Tut.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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The trade war started with Trump promising economic conquest.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
12 May 2025
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The door just slid open with the ease and grace of Countess Luann exiting a party with that night’s conquest on her arm.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
Verb
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One of the suspects had to be subdued with a stun gun.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Investment spending picked up around 2016 but hit a wall with Covid, and has been subdued since.—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Will the domination over the Carolina Hurricanes remain?—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2025
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Augustine was concerned about the human lust for domination, and how leaders and institutions needed to work to put boundaries on unchecked power.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Rihanna’s ability to dominate the pop arena without compromising her Barbadian hertiage certainly served as a breakthrough for Caribbean artists.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Moreover, Rocket has a relatively new CEO who wants to dominate the mortgage industry and is not afraid of technology, previously working at Intuit, PayPal, Groupon and Microsoft.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Use of the funds to pay for unapproved expenses would subject accountholders to penalties.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
22 May 2025
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And that order clearly violates the separation of powers, subjecting a presidential advisory body to intrusive discovery and threatening the confidentiality and candor of its advice, putatively to address a legal question that never should have necessitated discovery in this case at all.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Verb
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And while Maresca’s position as head coach isn’t greatly consolidated by winning the least of them, defeat to Betis would have hurt him.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Florida is 48-15 on the season and defeated its conference foe, Georgia, in the Super Regional.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Subjugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjugate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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