assoggettare — meaning in English

English meaning

• shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
• subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.

Senses

assoggettare is used for these senses in English:

• shackle To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
• subject (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

shackle — full definition

1. verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
2. verb To restrict or hold back someone's freedom or progress.

subject — full definition

1. noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
2. noun The person or thing a sentence is about — grammatically, the doer of the action.
3. noun A person or animal being examined, tested, or treated, especially in an experiment.
4. noun A citizen or member of a state ruled by a monarch.
5. adj Likely to experience or be affected by something.

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