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sottoporre

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From sotto- +‎ porre.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /sot.toˈpor.re/
    • Rhymes: -orre
    • Hyphenation: sot‧to‧pór‧re

    Verb

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    sottopórre (first-person singular present sottopóngo, first-person singular past historic sottopósi, past participle sottopósto or sottopòsto, first-person singular imperfect sottoponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to subject (to something unpleasant)
      sottoporre il straniere a maltrattamentito subject the foreigner to mistreatment
    2. to put or submit (something to someone); to consult; to present to someone's judgement
      sottoporre una domanda a qualcunoconsult with someone about a question (literally, “to submit a question to someone”)
    3. (archaic or rare) to put underneath
    4. (archaic) to subjugate
      Synonyms: soggiogare, opprimere; see also Thesaurus:sottomettere

    Conjugation

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