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subyugar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin subiugāre. Compare the inherited sojuzgar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /subʝuˈɡaɾ/ [suβ̞.ʝuˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /subʃuˈɡaɾ/ [suβ̞.ʃuˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /subʒuˈɡaɾ/ [suβ̞.ʒuˈɣ̞aɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sub‧yu‧gar

Verb

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subyugar (first-person singular present subyugo, first-person singular preterite subyugué, past participle subyugado)

  1. to captivate, to mesmerize
  2. to subjugate, to overpower
    • 2015 September 21, “Serrat ciudadano íntimo”, in El País[1]:
      Ha habido versiones: cuando ya tuvo 40 años, y subyugó a los cuarentones; y la sigue cantando, “porque soy catalán, y ya saben que un catalán no tira nada, y menos algo que funciona…”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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