Subjugate – To bring under complete control. To defeat and gain control using force
(Pronounced sub-juh-gayt)
To remember the definition of the word subjugate, use the following mnemonic:
The subject ate (subjugate) gruel until she behaved.
Examples of subjugate in a sentence
The peasants were subjugated by the invading army.
We must free these people who have been subjugated for years.
It was the women who suffered most after the population was subjugated.