subjugate
verb
[ ˈsʌbdʒʊɡeɪt ]
• bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
• "the invaders had soon subjugated most of the population"
Similar:
conquer,
vanquish,
defeat,
crush,
quell,
quash,
gain mastery over,
gain ascendancy over,
gain control of,
bring under the yoke,
bring to heel,
bring someone to their knees,
overcome,
overpower,
hegemonize,
enslave,
tyrannize,
oppress,
repress,
subdue,
colonize,
suppress,
tame,
break,
humble,
lick,
clobber,
hammer,
wipe the floor with,
walk all over,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin subjugat- ‘brought under a yoke’, from the verb subjugare, based on jugum ‘yoke’.
