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- verb Present participle of
subjugate .
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Examples
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In 1418, when the young prince was fifteen, the enemy succeeded in subjugating his people.
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In 1418, when the young prince was fifteen, the enemy succeeded in subjugating his people.
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In 1418, when the young prince was fifteen, the enemy succeeded in subjugating his people.
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Southern Baptists seem to be doing a great job in subjugating women – are you suggesting they are not Christians?
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I support the right of people to keep their traditions (that’s all those unique cultures all over the world) but not at the expense of losing endangered species or in subjugating other people.
Endangered Species Vs Cultural Tradition « Colleen Anderson 2009
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Miss K didn’t walk that early, thank the gods, but otherwise was much as you describe Wonderbaby – off the hook, unreasonable but good natured, completely uninterested in subjugating her will to anyone else’s.
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Should Berlin become judge and jury on how to spot and punish prodigal countries, some nations might not take kindly to the idea of subjugating their fiscal sovereignty to German rule.
Dear EU Leaders: Don't Mess Up Francesco Guerrera 2011
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I wish I could sit down and talk further with Ian about this blog entry because, though I find it difficult to embrace the idea of subjugating men, as his 6-point plan suggests, or to accept that level of stupidity in any human being, wonder if my unwillingness to embrace his descriptions and approach to this typical behaviour, is part of the problem why, and the reason that, I am writing this as a single woman at 40.
xxx! love, xy 2007
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Like the Germans, the Japanese also considered themselves a “superior race” and set about, not only subjugating the local population through ruthless brutality, but also making a special effort to seek out those of mixed blood and exterminate them.
Portuguese Eurasians in Malaysia and Singapore — Fusion Despatches 2010
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Like the Germans, the Japanese also considered themselves a “superior race” and set about, not only subjugating the local population through ruthless brutality, but also making a special effort to seek out those of mixed blood and exterminate them.
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