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"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:",
"text": "And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d:\nAnd you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes,\nShare equally the gold that bought their liues,\nAnd liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]",
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"ref": "2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:",
"text": "Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.",
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"word": "subdō"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "supune"
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"word": "cuceri"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "închina"
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"word": "подчиня́ть"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "उब्जति"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "divìnciri"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "suttamèttiri"
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"word": "someter"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "doblegar"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "domeñar"
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"_dis1": "71 29",
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"word": "debelar"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kuva"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "hizaya getirmek"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kềm nén"
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"To bring (a country) under control by force."
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"(transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force."
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"_dis1": "18 82",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pokorjavam",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "покорявам"
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"roman": "zhēngfú",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "征服"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
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"word": "podmanit si"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
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"word": "podrobit si"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"tags": [
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"word": "přemoci"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "kue"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "underkue"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "onderwerpen"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "obeigi"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "vallata"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "assujettir"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "unterwerfen"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "leigáz"
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "submisar"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "sottomettere"
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"alt": "たいらげる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "tairageru",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "平げる"
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"alt": "せいふくする",
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"word": "征服する"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "pēhipēhi"
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
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"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "submeter"
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"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:",
"text": "And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d:\nAnd you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes,\nShare equally the gold that bought their liues,\nAnd liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]",
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"roman": "ṭawwaʕa",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "征服"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhìfú",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "制伏"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"word": "podrobit si"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kue"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "onder controle brengen"
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "obeigi"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kvietigi"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "nujertaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kukistaa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "soumettre"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "subjuguer"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "unter Kontrolle bringen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "unterwerfen"
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"roman": "kataponéō",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "καταπονέω"
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kheiróomai",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "χειρόομαι"
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "submisar"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "domtar"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "ceansaigh"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "traoch"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "sottomettere"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "soggiogare"
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"alt": "たいらげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tairageru",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "平げる"
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"alt": "せいふくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seifuku suru",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "征服する"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "subdō"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "pācō"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "whakangohengohe"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "subjugar"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "sometre"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "subjugar"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "supune"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "cuceri"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "subjuga"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "închina"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podčinjátʹ",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"tags": [
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"word": "подчиня́ть"
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"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "ubjati",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "उब्जति"
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "divìnciri"
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "suttamèttiri"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "someter"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "doblegar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "domeñar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "debelar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kuva"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "hizaya getirmek"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
"word": "kềm nén"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pokorjavam",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "покорявам"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhēngfú",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "征服"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"tags": [
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"word": "podmanit si"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"tags": [
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"word": "podrobit si"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"tags": [
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"word": "přemoci"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "kue"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "underkue"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "underkue"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "onderwerpen"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "obeigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "vallata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "assujettir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "unterwerfen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "leigáz"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "submisar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "sottomettere"
},
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"alt": "たいらげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tairageru",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "平げる"
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"alt": "せいふくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seifuku suru",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "征服する"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "pēhipēhi"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "sometre"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "subjugar"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "submeter"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zavojóvyvatʹ",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"tags": [
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"word": "завоёвывать"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zavojevátʹ",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "завоева́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
"word": "someter"
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