subjugate

/ˈsʌbdʒəˌɡeɪt/SUHB-juh-gayt

/ˈsʌbdʒəˌɡeɪt/SUHB-juh-gayt

Meaningto bring under the yoke

Common meaning: to bring under control

subunder; from below
juga yokeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1016 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘under’ + ‘a yoke’ → subjugate

Journey through time

Latiniugum, -ī‘a yoke’
Englishsubjugate‘to bring under control’ · today

sub- also in: suborn subtle suburb submerge subaltern

jug also in: conjugal

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin iugum ‘a yoke’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry iugum, p. 1016 · dictionary scan

Roots

iugum, -ī Latin “a yoke”

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