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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvasalizar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vasalizar
"El emperador logró vasalizar a las tribus del norte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To reduce to the condition of a vassal; to bring under feudal or political subjection.
"The conquering king sought to vassalize the neighboring minor duchies through swift military campaigns." - 2
In strategy games or political discourse, to force another entity into a subordinate, tributary relationship.
"In the latest expansion of the strategy game, players can choose to vassalize rival civilizations instead of destroying them."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the medieval Latin 'vassallus' (vassal, retainer) via Old French, combined with the English suffix '-ize' (to make or become). The term emerged historically within feudal contexts to describe the act of reducing a person, state, or territory to the status of a vassal, obligating them to render fealty and service to an overlord.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vassalize" is said worldwide
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vassaliser
Transliteration: vasalize
"Le souverain a cherché à vassaliser les provinces voisines."
vassalisieren
Transliteration: vasalisieren
"Der König versuchte, das benachbarte Reich zu vassalisieren."
vassallizzare
Transliteration: vassallizzare
"Il regno potente decise di vassallizzare i territori conquistati."
vasalizar
Transliteration: vasalizar
"El emperador logró vasalizar a las tribus del norte."
vassalizar
Transliteration: vassalizar
"A estratégia militar consistia em vassalizar os estados rivais."
सामन्त बनाना
Transliteration: samant banana
"राजा ने पड़ोसी राज्यों को सामन्त बनाना शुरू कर दिया।"
使封臣化
Transliteration: shǐ fēngchén huà
"这个帝国试图将邻国使封臣化。"
신하로 삼다
Transliteration: shinharo samda
"그 왕국은 주변 국가들을 신하로 삼으려고 했다."
臣従させる
Transliteration: shinjū saseru
"彼は隣国を臣従させるための条約を結んだ。"
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