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1 VERB If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] People in the region are fiercely independent and resist all attempts to subjugate them. ●  sub|ju|ga|tion /sʌ bdʒʊge I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the brutal subjugation of native tribes.

2 VERB [usu passive] If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed + to ] Health, common sense, and self-respect are subjugated to the cause of looking 'hot'. [Also be V -ed]

sub|junc|tive /səbdʒʌ ŋkt I v/ N‑SING In English, a clause expressing a wish or suggestion can be put in the subjunctive , or in the subjunctive mood, by using the base form of a verb or 'were'. Examples are 'He asked that they be removed' and 'I wish I were somewhere else'. These structures are formal. [TECHNICAL ]

sub|let /sʌ ble t/ (sublets , subletting ) The form sublet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. VERB If you sublet a building or part of a building, you allow someone to use it and you take rent from them, although you are not the owner and pay rent for it yourself. □ [V n] The company rented the building, occupied part and sublet the rest.

sub|li|mate /sʌ bl I me I t/ (sublimates , sublimating , sublimated ) VERB If you sublimate a strong desire or feeling, you express it in a way that is socially acceptable. [TECHNICAL , FORMAL ] □ [V n] He could try to sublimate the problem by writing, in detail, about it.

sub|lime /səbla I m/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as sublime , you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply. [LITERARY , APPROVAL ] □  Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie. ● N‑SING You can refer to sublime things as the sublime . □  She elevated every rare small success to the sublime. ●  sub|lime|ly ADV [usu ADV adj] □  …the most sublimely beautiful of all living things. ● PHRASE If you describe something as going from the sublime to the ridiculous , you mean that it involves a change from something very good or serious to something silly or unimportant. □  At times the show veered from the sublime to the ridiculous.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use sublime to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, usually a quality that is undesirable or negative. [FORMAL or LITERARY , EMPHASIS ] □  The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary. □  He displayed a sublime indifference to the distinction between right and wrong. ●  sub|lime|ly ADV [usu ADV adj] □  Mrs Trollope was sublimely uninterested in what she herself wore.

sub|limi|nal /sʌbl I m I n ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Subliminal influences or messages affect your mind without you being aware of it. □  Colour has a profound, though often subliminal influence on our senses and moods. □  …subliminal advertising.

su b-machi ne gun (sub-machine guns ) also sub-machine-gun , submachine gun N‑COUNT A sub-machine gun is a light portable type of machine gun.

sub|ma|rine /sʌ bməriː n, [AM ] -riːn/ (submarines )

1 N‑COUNT A submarine is a type of ship that can travel both above and below the surface of the sea. The abbreviation sub is also used. □  …a nuclear submarine.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Submarine means existing below the surface of the sea. [FORMAL ] □  …submarine caves. □  …submarine plants.

3 N‑COUNT [usu N n] A submarine sandwich is a long soft bread roll filled with a combination of things such as meat, cheese, eggs, and salad. The abbreviation sub is also used. [AM ]