VERB
(尤指在战争中)征服，制服，使屈服
If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war.
例句
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。