azpiratu

du/ad.

1.

a. ( menderatu ) to subdue, subjugate

b. ( nagusitu ) to master, conquer, overcome; grinak \azpiratu to master one' s passions; zeure buruaren harrokeria \azpiratu beharra duzu you must overcome your false pride

c. ( gobernua, e.a. ) to overthrow

d. ( gainditu ) to overwhelm, overcome

e. ( garaitu ) to defeat, vanquish, conquer, beat; ordura arte amerikarrak beti izan ziren gainen-gainekoak, eta behin ere inorik \azpiratu ez zituztenak until then the Americans had always been riding high and were never beaten by anyone; 1.588 ingelesek espainiarrak \azpiratu zituzten the English defeated the Spaniards in 1588

2. ( eritasunak inor ) to bring down; zazpigarren egunean gaitzak \azpiratu zuen on the seventh day the illness brought him down da/ad. to capitulate, surrender, succumb; etsaiari \azpiratu zaio he' s capitulated to the enemy