subjugate

Etymology

]] From Latin subiugatus, past participle of subiugare (“to bring under the yoke, subjugate”), from sub (“under”) + iugum (“yoke”). See yoke.

verb

  1. (transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

adj

  1. In a subjugated position.
    Each nationalist struggle assumed the complexion of a Communist versus non-Communist conflict rather than one between a colonial imperium and a subjugate indigenous population intent on their independence. 2010, James M. Volo, A History of War Resistance in America, page 17

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