BharatNotes Subjugation
nounUsage in a UPSC answer
The colonial project rested less on overt violence than on the quiet subjugation of indigenous economies, whereby self-reliant artisans were reduced to suppliers of raw material for distant mills.
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Word Family
subjugate (v), subjugated (adj), subjugating (v pres.p), subjugator (n), subjugatory (adj)
Root
Latin sub- = under + jugum = yoke (PIE yeug- = to join); subjugare = to bring under the yoke
Etymology
From Late Latin subjugatio(n-), from Latin subjugatus, past participle of subjugare 'to subdue', literally 'to bring under the yoke', from sub- 'under' + jugum 'yoke' (PIE root *yeug- 'to join'). Entered English in the late 14th century.
Memory Hook
Latin iugum = "yoke": to subjugate is to put a people "under the yoke" like oxen, breaking their will and harnessing them to a master's purpose.
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