sottomettere — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
• 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.
• subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
• submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.

Senses

sottomettere is used for these senses in English:

• break To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
• crush To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
• reduce (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
• 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.
• 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.
• submit (ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

crush — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

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