NOUN | state | subjection, subjugation | forced submission to control by others |
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act | subjection, conquest, conquering, subjugation | the act of conquering / conquering |
Meaning | forced submission to control by others. | |
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Synonym | subjugation | |
Narrower | bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom | The state of being under the control of another person |
bondage | The state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power | |
confinement | The state of being confined | |
enslavement, captivity | The state of being a slave | |
oppression | The state of being kept down by unjust / unjust / unjust use of force or authority | |
peonage | The condition of a peon | |
repression | A state of forcible subjugation | |
Broader | relationship | A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries |
Spanish | sometimiento, subyugación | |
Catalan | submissió | |
Verbs | subject | make subservient |
Meaning | The act of conquering / conquering. | |
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Synonyms | conquest, conquering, subjugation | |
Instances | Norman Conquest | The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066) |
Broader | capture, gaining control, seizure | The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
Spanish | conquista, sometimiento | |
Catalan | conquesta, subjugació | |
Verbs | subject | make subservient |
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