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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Subjugate \Sub"ju*gate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Subjugated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subjugating}.] [L. subjugatus, p. p. of subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See {Yoke}.] To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish.
He subjugated a king, and called him his ''vassal.'' --Baker.
Syn: To conquer; subdue; overcome. See {Conquer}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
subjugated
adjective: reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "subjugated": bond, broken, captive, conquered, crushed, disenfranchised, enslaved, enthralled, felled, flattened, humbled, in bondage, in bonds, in captivity, in chains, in slavery, in subjection, mastered, oppressed, put down, quelled, reduced, smashed, subdued, subjected, suppressed, under the heel, under the lash, unfree, vanquished
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