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Just Vocabulary|JV451 (Sunder and Subjugate) Episode
SUNDER = (verb) break something apart: to separate something into parts, especially by force, or be separated in this way.Example:
- During the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall.
- The controversial issue threatened to sunder the government.
- The unity of the group could not be sunderedSynonyms:
separate, crack, divide, split, break, sever
Antonyms:
assemble, join, unifySUBJUGATE =
(verb) to conquer or take control by force. to bring somebody, especially a people or nation, under the control of another, e.g. by military conquest. To treat yourself, your wishes or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs.
Example: - The United States is set up in a way that ensures the government could
never subjugate its people.- The rebel leader's plan was to subjugate the people of the country in
order to establish a new form of government. - Frank was determined not to allow his boss to subjugate him with his threats- Journalists must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to fairness and balance.
[ Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:37:00 GMT ]
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