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poddać — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
  • concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  • subject noun The main topic being discussed, studied, or shown in a work of art.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.

Senses

poddać is used for these senses in English:

  • capitulate (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]
  • concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
  • subject (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
  • surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

concede — full definition

  1. verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  2. verb To give up or grant something, such as territory, a right, or a point in an argument.

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