Italian edit

Etymology edit

From sotto- +‎ mettere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sot.toˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: sot‧to‧mét‧te‧re

Verb edit

sottométtere (first-person singular present sottométto, first-person singular past historic sottomìsi, past participle sottomésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to subjugate; to subject; to subdue
    Synonyms: assoggettare, soggiogare; see also Thesaurus:sottomettere
  2. to present to the judgement of others; to submit
    Synonyms: presentare, sottoporre, esporre
  3. (rare) to subordinate
  4. (rare) to put underneath
  5. (rare) to mate or matchmake a male animal with another

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