someter
transitive verb
1 (dominar) [+territorio, población] to subjugate; [+rebeldes] to subdue; put down; [+asaltante] to overpower; overcome
ni entre cuatro hombres lo pudieron someter even four men were not enough to overpower o overcome him
2 (subordinar)
sometió sus intereses a los de su pueblo he put the interests of the people before his own; he subordinated his interests to those of the people (formal); someter su opinión a la de otros to put the opinion of others above one's own
3
someter a
(exponer) [+represión, tortura, interrogatorio] to subject to cuando se somete a elevadas temperaturas when it is subjected to high temperatures
hay que someter a examen todas las ideas establecidas all established ideas should be subjected to scrutiny; lo tiene sometido a su entera voluntad he is entirely subject to her will; someterán las propuestas a un amplio debate the proposals will be widely debated; han sometido a referéndum su ingreso en la UE they have held a referendum on joining the EU
someter algo/a algn a prueba to put sth/sb to the test
vamos a someter nuestra hipótesis a prueba we are going to put our hypothesis to the test; la princesa sometió a sus pretendientes a una prueba the princess made her suitors undergo a test
someter algo a votación to put sth to the vote
(entregar) to submit sth to someterá el acuerdo a la aprobación de los ministros he will submit the agreement for the approval of the ministers; someter una obra a la censura to submit a work to the censor
pronominal verb
someterse1 (aceptar)
someterse a [+disciplina, autoridad] to submit to; [+normas] to comply with
me someto a la voluntad de Dios I submit to God's will
tienen que someterse a las normas urbanísticas they must comply with urban development regulations
someterse a la mayoría to give way to the majority
someterse a la opinión de algn to bow to sb's opinion