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subjugation
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sub·ju·gate  (sbj-gt)
tr.v. sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing, sub·ju·gates
1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
2. To make subservient; enslave.

[Middle English subjugaten, from Latin subiugre, subiugt- : sub-, sub- + iugum, yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

subju·gation n.
subju·gator n.
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Noun1.subjugation - forced submission to control by others
relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
enslavement, captivity - the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, bondage - the state of being under the control of another person
bondage - the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time"
peonage - the condition of a peon
confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
2.subjugation - the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
3.subjugation - the act of conqueringsubjugation - the act of conquering                
capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Translations
subjugation [ˌsʌbdʒʊˈgeɪʃən] Nsubyugación f
to live in subjugationvivir subyugado
subjugation
nUnterwerfung f


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