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alistaa.

to subject, subdue, subjugate, subordinate (to make subordinate or subservient)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑlistɑːˣ/[ˈɑ̝lis̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to subject, subdue, subjugate, subordinate (to make subordinate or subservient)

    transitive
  2. to subdue, oppress (to keep down by unjust force)

    transitive
    Maaseudun köyhät olivat maanomistajien alistamia.
  3. to submit, refer (to enter or put forward for approval, consideration etc.)

    formal · transitive
    Alistan suunnitelman hyväksyttäväksenne.
  4. to subordinate [with allative] (to order a unit temporarily määrätä joukko tilapäisesti muun kuin tavanomaisen johtonsa alaiseksi)

    transitive
    Rykmentti alistettiin 2. divisioonalle.
  5. to subordinate

    transitive
    alistuskonjunktio
    alisteinen lause
Where this word comes from

From alinen + -taa. Originally “to lower, place or turn down”; the modern senses are from the 19th century.

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