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покоря́ть — meaning in English

pokoryat

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English meaning

  • conquer verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  • 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.
  • vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.

Senses

покоря́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • conquer To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
  • 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.).
  • vanquish (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

conquer — full definition

  1. verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  2. verb To overcome a difficult challenge, feeling, or obstacle.

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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