subjugate

Today's Word October 30, 2020

Definition: (verb) Make subservient; force to submit or subdue.
Synonyms: subject.
Usage: Their central idea, their grand aim, is to subjugate you, keep you down, make you feel insignificant and humble in the blaze of their cosmopolitan glory.
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