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Italian
Etymology
From sotto- + porre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sot.toˈpor.re/
- Rhymes: -orre
- Hyphenation: sot‧to‧pór‧re
Verb
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)
- to subject (to something unpleasant)
- sottoporre il straniere a maltrattamenti ― to subject the foreigner to mistreatment
- to put or submit (something to someone); to consult; to present to someone's judgement
- sottoporre una domanda a qualcuno ― consult with someone about a question (literally, “to submit a question to someone”)
- (archaic or rare) to put underneath
- (archaic) to subjugate
- Synonyms: soggiogare, opprimere; see also Thesaurus:sottomettere
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