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Subjugate vs Engulf - What's the difference?

subjugate | engulf | Related terms |

Subjugate is a related term of engulf.


As verbs the difference between subjugate and engulf

is that subjugate is to forcibly impose obedience or servitude while engulf is to overwhelm.

subjugate

English

Verb

  • To forcibly impose obedience or servitude.

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    * subjugation

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    engulf

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overwhelm.
    • Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.
  • To surround; to cover.
    • Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed earth.