Polyglot Dictionary

avasallar

/aβasaˈʝaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
avasallo
preterite (yo)
avasallé
past participle
avasallado

Meaning

  1. to subjugate

    • Avasalló a sus rivales.

      He crushed his rivals.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

subyugar

avasallar and subyugar are close synonyms for "to subjugate," largely interchangeable.

sojuzgar

avasallar and sojuzgar are close synonyms for "to subjugate"; sojuzgar is more literary or archaic.

Similar in other languages

German

unterwerfen

unterwerfen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to subjugate."

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