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onderwerpen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
  • quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
  • subdue verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
  • subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
  • subjugate verb To conquer a people or country and force them into submission.
  • submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.

Senses

onderwerpen is used for these senses in English:

  • bend (transitive) To force to submit.
  • bend (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
  • defer (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
  • quell (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
  • subdue (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
  • subject (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
  • subjugate To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
  • submit (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.

bend — full definition

  1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  2. verb To curve or change direction.
  3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
  4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
  5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

defer — full definition

  1. verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
  2. verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.

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