someter
Meanings
Verb
1. to subdue, quell, conquer
2. to subject to
3. to subordinate (put under the control of)
4. to submit, put forward (an opinion)
5. to undergo, to be subjected to (+ a) (pronominal)
Examples25
someterse a una cirugía
to undergo surgery
Él se ha sometido a una operación.
He has submitted to an operation.
El hombre puede ser sometido a través del miedo.
Man can be subdued through fear.
No podemos someter a la naturaleza.
We cannot subdue nature.
No consigo someterlo a mi voluntad.
I can't bend him to my will.
Él tiene que someterse a operación la semana próxima.
He will have to undergo an operation next week.