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sottomettere

to subjugate

verb soht-toh-MET-teh-reh Rare

Also means

to submit

Usage Note

Sottomettere can mean to conquer a people or territory ('sottomettere il nemico') or, reflexively, to submit or yield ('sottomettersi alle regole'). The reflexive form sottomettersi is very common and takes the auxiliary essere in compound tenses.

Examples

"Il tiranno voleva sottomettere il popolo."

Natural Translation

The tyrant wanted to subjugate the people.

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