soggiogare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commandeer verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
- shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
- subdue verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
- subjugate verb To conquer a people or country and force them into submission.
Senses
soggiogare is used for these senses in English:
- commandeer (transitive, by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
- shackle To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
- subdue (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- subjugate To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
commandeer — full definition
- verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
- verb To take over or take control of something without permission, not necessarily by force.
shackle — full definition
- verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
- verb To restrict or hold back someone's freedom or progress.