assujettir

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ sujet +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.sy.ʒɛ.tiʁ/ ~ /a.sy.ʒe.tiʁ/
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Verb

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assujettir

  1. to subject
  2. to subjugate, to subdue
  3. to secure, make fast

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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