avasallar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + vasallo + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /abasaˈʝaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /abasaˈʎaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /abasaˈʃaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /abasaˈʒaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧va‧sa‧llar

Verb

avasallar (first-person singular present avasallo, first-person singular preterite avasallé, past participle avasallado)

  1. to subdue, subjugate
    • 1973 September 11, Salvador Allende, Ultimas palabras:
      Tienen la fuerza, podrán avasallarnos, pero no se detienen los procesos sociales ni con el crimen ni con la fuerza. La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.
      They have force and will be able to dominate us, but social processes can be arrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and people make history.
  2. to subject

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