Enslave vs. Subjugate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Enslave and Subjugate
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Enslave
To make into or as if into a slave.
Subjugate
To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer.
Enslave
(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
The migrants will be enslaved once they're no longer useful to the oligarchs; make no mistake about that.
Subjugate
To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else
"The urgency of the mating season is subjugated, for the moment, to the demands of self-preservation" (David M. Carroll).
Enslave
To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence.
The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war,Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose.
Pleasure admitted in undue degreeEnslaves the will.
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Subjugate
(transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.
Enslave
Make a slave of; bring into servitude
Subjugate
In a subjugated position.
Subjugate
To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish.
He subjugated a king, and called him his "vassal."
Subjugate
Put down by force or intimidation;
The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Subjugate
Make subservient; force to submit or subdue
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