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Subjugate vs Adulterate - What's the difference?

subjugate | adulterate |

As verbs the difference between subjugate and adulterate

is that subjugate is to forcibly impose obedience or servitude while adulterate is to corrupt.

As an adjective adulterate is

tending to commit adultery.

subjugate

English

Verb

  • To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.
  • Synonyms

    *

    adulterate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to commit adultery.
  • * , I.v.
  • Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,
    With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts-
    O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power
    So to seduce!- won to his shameful lust
    The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen.
  • Corrupted; impure; adulterated.
  • Verb

    (adulterat)
  • To corrupt.
  • To spoil by adding impurities.
  • to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coins, etc.
  • * Spectator
  • The present war has adulterated our tongue with strange words.
  • To commit adultery.
  • To defile by adultery.
  • (Milton)

    Synonyms

    * debase

    Derived terms

    * adulterant * adulteration

    References

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