soggiogare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin subiugāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sod.d͡ʒoˈɡa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sog‧gio‧gà‧re

Verb

soggiogàre (first-person singular present soggiógo or soggiògo[1], first-person singular past historic soggiogài, past participle soggiogàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to subdue or subjugate
    Synonyms: sottomettere, assoggettare
  2. (transitive) to shackle
  3. (transitive) to captivate, dominate or overcome

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ soggiogo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)