"subdue" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /səbˈdu/ [General-American], /səbˈdjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səbˈdʒuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sʌb-/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subdue.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subdue2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subdue3.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subdue4.wav [Southern-England] Forms: subdues [present, singular, third-person], subduing [participle, present], subdued [participle, past], subdued [past]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English subdewen, subduen, sodewen, from Old French souduire, from Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), perhaps influenced by subdō (“to subdue, subject”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{inh|en|enm|subdewen}} Middle English subdewen, {{m|enm|subduen}} subduen, {{m|enm|sodewen}} sodewen, {{der|en|fro|souduire}} Old French souduire, {{der|en|la|subdūcō|t=to draw away}} Latin subdūcō (“to draw away”), {{m|la|subdō|t=to subdue, subject}} subdō (“to subdue, subject”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} subdue (third-person singular simple present subdues, present participle subduing, simple past and past participle subdued)
  1. (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. Tags: transitive Translations (to overcome, quieten, bring under control): καταπονέω (kataponéō) (Ancient Greek), χειρόομαι (kheiróomai) (Ancient Greek), طَوَّعَ (ṭawwaʕa) (Arabic), تَغَلَّبَ عَلَى (taḡallaba ʕalā) (Arabic), ncljin (Aromanian), подчинявам (podčinjavam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), подчиня (podčinja) [perfective] (Bulgarian), 征服 (zhēngfú) (Chinese Mandarin), 制伏 (zhìfú) (Chinese Mandarin), podmanit si [perfective] (Czech), podrobit si [perfective] (Czech), přemoci [perfective] (Czech), kue (Danish), underkue (Danish), undertrykke (Danish), onder controle brengen (Dutch), obeigi (Esperanto), kvietigi (Esperanto), nujertaa (Finnish), kukistaa (Finnish), soumettre (French), subjuguer (French), unter Kontrolle bringen (German), unterwerfen (German), submisar (Ido), domtar (Ido), ceansaigh (Irish), traoch (Irish), sottomettere (Italian), soggiogare (Italian), 平げる (tairageru) (alt: たいらげる) (Japanese), 征服する (seifuku suru) (alt: せいふくする) (Japanese), subdō (Latin), pācō (Latin), whakangohengohe (Maori), subjugar (Occitan), sometre (Occitan), subjugar (Portuguese), supune (Romanian), cuceri (Romanian), subjuga (Romanian), închina (Romanian), подчиня́ть (podčinjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подчини́ть (podčinítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), उब्जति (ubjati) (Sanskrit), divìnciri (Sicilian), suttamèttiri (Sicilian), someter (Spanish), doblegar (Spanish), domeñar (Spanish), debelar (Spanish), kuva (Swedish), hizaya getirmek (Turkish), kềm nén (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-subdue-en-verb-szyngkAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'to overcome, quieten, bring under control': 73 27
  2. (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force. Tags: transitive Translations (to bring (a country) under control by force): покорявам (pokorjavam) (Bulgarian), 征服 (zhēngfú) (Chinese Mandarin), podmanit si [perfective] (Czech), podrobit si [perfective] (Czech), přemoci [perfective] (Czech), kue (Danish), underkue (Danish), onderwerpen (Dutch), obeigi (Esperanto), vallata (Finnish), assujettir (French), unterwerfen (German), leigáz (Hungarian), submisar (Ido), sottomettere (Italian), 平げる (tairageru) (alt: たいらげる) (Japanese), 征服する (seifuku suru) (alt: せいふくする) (Japanese), pēhipēhi (Maori), sometre (Occitan), subjugar (Occitan), submeter (Portuguese), завоёвывать (zavojóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), завоева́ть (zavojevátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), someter (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subdue-en-verb-wDTVnTMC Disambiguation of 'to bring (a country) under control by force': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underbring

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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",
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          "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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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "soumettre"
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "subjuguer"
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          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "unter Kontrolle bringen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "unterwerfen"
        },
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          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
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        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kheiróomai",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "χειρόομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "submisar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "domtar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "ceansaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "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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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "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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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "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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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "pācō"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "whakangohengohe"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "subjugar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "sometre"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "subjugar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "supune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "cuceri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "subjuga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "închina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčinjátʹ",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчиня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčinítʹ",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчини́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "ubjati",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "उब्जति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "divìnciri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "suttamèttiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "someter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "doblegar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "domeñar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "debelar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "kuva"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
          "word": "hizaya getirmek"
        },
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          "_dis1": "73 27",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "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",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pokorjavam",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "покорявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhēngfú",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "征服"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podmanit si"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podrobit si"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "přemoci"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "kue"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "underkue"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "onderwerpen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "obeigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "vallata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "assujettir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "unterwerfen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "leigáz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "submisar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "sottomettere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "alt": "せいふくする",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "seifuku suru",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "征服する"
        },
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          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "pēhipēhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "sometre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "subjugar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "word": "submeter"
        },
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          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zavojóvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "завоёвывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zavojevátʹ",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "завоева́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 82",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/səbˈdjuː/",
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      "ipa": "/səbˈdʒuː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/sʌb-/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewk-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/uː",
    "Rhymes:English/uː/2 syllables"
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dewk-"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "subduen"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "souduire"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French souduire",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "subdūcō",
        "t": "to draw away"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "t": "to subdue, subject"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "subdues",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "subduing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "subdued",
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        "past"
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    "sub‧due"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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          "ref": "2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To overcome, quieten, or bring under control."
      ],
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        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome"
        ],
        [
          "quieten",
          "quieten"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring (a country) under control by force."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "force"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/səbˈdjuː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səbˈdʒuː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sʌb-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭawwaʕa",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "طَوَّعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taḡallaba ʕalā",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "تَغَلَّبَ عَلَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "ncljin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podčinjavam",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчинявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podčinja",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчиня"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēngfú",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "征服"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìfú",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "制伏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podmanit si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podrobit si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "přemoci"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "kue"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "underkue"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "undertrykke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "onder controle brengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "obeigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "kvietigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "nujertaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "kukistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "soumettre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "subjuguer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "unter Kontrolle bringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "unterwerfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kataponéō",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "καταπονέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kheiróomai",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "χειρόομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "submisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "domtar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "ceansaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "traoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "sottomettere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "soggiogare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たいらげる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tairageru",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "平げる"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "subdō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "pācō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "whakangohengohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "subjugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "sometre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "subjugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "supune"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "închina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčinjátʹ",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчиня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčinítʹ",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчини́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ubjati",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "उब्जति"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "divìnciri"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "suttamèttiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "someter"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "doblegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "domeñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "debelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "kuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to overcome, quieten, bring under control",
      "word": "hizaya getirmek"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēngfú",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "word": "征服"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podmanit si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podrobit si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "přemoci"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "word": "onderwerpen"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "word": "pēhipēhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "word": "sometre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "word": "subjugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "word": "submeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavojóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to bring (a country) under control by force",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "завоёвывать"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "subdue"
}

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