Encourage and Subjugate

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Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Subjugate is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Subjugate verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

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Encourage is an antonym for subjugate in overpower topic.

people	encourage people	subjugate people
kind	encourage kind	subjugate kind
men	encourage men	subjugate men
children	encourage children	subjugate children
Other words: rest, way, anyone, everyone, humans, women, races.

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