subjugates
Brings under heel
Subjugates means to bring under control or dominion, typically by force or conquest.
A nation subjugates another through military victory; a tyrant subjugates a population through intimidation.
The word carries connotations of harsh, unwilling submission: The empire subjugated neighboring tribes and extracted tribute.
Figuratively, one thing subjugates another when it dominates completely: She refused to let fear subjugate her ambitions.
Forces into servitude
- conquersDefeats and takes control
- colonizesEstablishes control over territory
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
bondage · chattel · indentured · tribute · vassal · fiefdom · plantation · empire
Governs through harsh control
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- conquersDefeats and takes control
- colonizesEstablishes control over territory
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
tyranny · occupation · annexation · vassalage · tributary · puppet state · hegemony · autocracy
Operates or regulates
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- abusesMisuses or mistreats
- bulliesThose who intimidate others
coerces · intimidates · gaslights · exploits · demeans · belittles · overpowers · silences
Relegates to insignificance
- discriminatesTreats unfairly by category
- disenfranchisesRemoves someone's voting rights
- oppressesGoverns through harsh control
- exploitsNotable daring actions
hierarchy · caste · apartheid · segregation · inequality · patriarchy · classism · institutionalized
enslaves
Forces into servitude
- conquersDefeats and takes control
- colonizesEstablishes control over territory
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
serfdom · bondage · chattel · indentured · tribute · vassal · fiefdom · plantation · empire · conquest
oppresses
Governs through harsh control
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- conquersDefeats and takes control
- colonizesEstablishes control over territory
imperialism · tyranny · occupation · annexation · vassalage · tributary · puppet state · hegemony · autocracy · totalitarianism
controls
Operates or regulates
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- abusesMisuses or mistreats
bullies · coerces · intimidates · gaslights · exploits · demeans · belittles · overpowers · silences · isolates
marginalizes
Relegates to insignificance
- discriminatesTreats unfairly by category
- disenfranchisesRemoves someone's voting rights
- oppressesGoverns through harsh control
exploits · hierarchy · caste · apartheid · segregation · inequality · patriarchy · classism · institutionalized · structural
subjugatesliberates
Sets free from captivity
frees · emancipates · releases · unshackles · manumits
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