Polyglot Dictionary

subyugar

/suβʝuˈɣaɾ/

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)
subyugo
preterite (yo)
subyugué
past participle
subyugado

Meaning

  1. to subjugate

    • La belleza lo subyugó.

      Beauty captivated him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

avasallar

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

Similar in other languages

German

unterwerfen

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

Practice

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