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подчиня́ть — meaning in English

podchinyat

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English meaning

  • compel verb To force or pressure someone into doing something.
  • 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.
  • subordinate adj Lower in rank, importance, or position; under the authority of someone else.

Senses

подчиня́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • compel (transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
  • subdue (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
  • subject (transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.
  • subjugate To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
  • subordinate (transitive) To make subservient or secondary.

subdue — full definition

  1. verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
  2. verb To conquer a country or people and bring them under one's control.

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