different between overpower vs subjugate

English

Etymology

over- +? power

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??v??pa??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /o?.v??pa??.?/

Verb

overpower (third-person singular simple present overpowers, present participle overpowering, simple past and past participle overpowered)

1. (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

   We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.

2. (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

   Bright light overpowers the eyes.
3. (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.

   The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
4. (video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.

   Antonym: nerf

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin subiugatus, past participle of subiugare (“to bring under the yoke, subjugate”), from sub (“under”) + iugum (“yoke”). See yoke.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?bd?u?e?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?bd???e?t/
• Hyphenation: sub?ju?gate
• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

subjugate (third-person singular simple present subjugates, present participle subjugating, simple past and past participle subjugated)

1. (transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

Synonyms

• underyoke

Related terms

• subjugation

Translations

Further reading

• subjugate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• subjugate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Verb

subjug?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of subjug?