Wordiyosubjugate
🇬🇧 UK/'sʌbdʒugeit/🇺🇸 US
GREB1
Definitions
v.
To bring a person, group, or country under complete control by force; to dominate or subdue
征服，压制；使臣服
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.subjugate a people征服一个民族
- 2.subjugate by force以武力压制
- 3.[subjugate the will]压制意志
- 4.attempt to subjugate企图征服
Example Sentences
- 1.
The empire sought to subjugate neighboring tribes through military conquest.
- 2.
Authoritarian regimes often subjugate their citizens by suppressing free speech.
- 3.
She refused to be subjugated by societal expectations of how a woman should behave.