Both Uses of
subjugate
in
The House of Mirth
- She had an idea that the sight of her in a grey gown of devotional cut, with her famous lashes drooped above a prayer-book, would put the finishing touch to Mr. Gryce's subjugation, and render inevitable a certain incident which she had resolved should form a part of the walk they were to take together after luncheon.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- But gradually the sense of complete subjugation came over her, and she wondered languidly what had made her feel so uneasy and excited.†
Chpt 2.13
Definition:
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(subjugate) to force into submissionin various senses, including:
- when a people are defeated in battle and oppressed -- as in "The Romans subjugated most of Europe."
- when something is treated as less important than something else -- as in "subjugate the desires of the individual to the desires of the state," or "subjugate instinct to reason"