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pėr|u'l· vt 1 to force [ ] to submit: subdue, humble, vanquish 2 [Fig] to abase, belittle, deprecate
pėr|u'l·et vpr 1 to bow down 2 belittle oneself; debase oneself 3 to bow down, acknowledge defeat, submit 4 to bow (as a mark of respect) pėr|u'l|ės adj 1 degrading, humbling, denigrating; humiliating 2 suppressive |