Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of conquering: The action of gaining control over a place or people through military force.
   • The act of subjugating by cruelty: The action of bringing someone or something under complete control, often through oppressive or harsh means.
   • Forced submission to control by others: The state of being under the complete authority or domination of another.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The subjugation of the island nation took many years.
  • The people resisted the tyrant's brutal subjugation.
  • The treaty resulted in the complete subjugation of the defeated army.

Advanced Usage

• "Political subjugation": The process of bringing a group or nation under political control.
  • The region suffered decades of political subjugation.
• "Cultural subjugation": The suppression or domination of one culture by another.
  • The policy aimed at the cultural subjugation of the indigenous population.

Variants and Related Words

• Subjugate (verb): To bring under control or domination, especially by conquest.
  • The empire sought to subjugate its neighbors.
• Subjugator (noun): A person or entity that subjugates.
  • He was remembered as a cruel subjugator.

Synonyms

• Conquest: The act of taking control of a place or people by force.
• Domination: The exercise of control or influence over someone or something.
• Oppression: Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

Related Phrases

• "To live in subjugation": To exist in a state of being controlled or dominated.
  • The population lived in subjugation for generations.
• "A history of subjugation": A past characterized by being conquered or dominated.
  • The country has a long history of subjugation by foreign powers.

Noun

1. the act of conquering
2. the act of subjugating by cruelty
   • the tyrant's oppression of the people
3. forced submission to control by others