C1 verb Formal

subservtude

/səbˈsɜːrvtjuːd/

To relegate something or someone to a subordinate, secondary, or submissive position in relation to another. It involves the active process of making an interest, person, or entity serve a higher or more dominant power.

Ejemplos

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1

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

2

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

3

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
subservitude
Verb
subservtude
Adverbio
subserviently
Adjetivo
subservient
Relacionado
subservience
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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Sub' (under) + 'Serve' + 'tude'. It is the act of forcing someone into the 'attitude' of 'serving under' someone else.

Quiz rápido

The totalitarian leader sought to ________ the needs of the citizens to the expansion of the military.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: subservtude

Ejemplos

1

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

everyday

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

2

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

formal

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

3

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

informal

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

4

Modernist architecture tends to subservtude ornamental form to functional utility.

academic

Modernist architecture tends to subservtude ornamental form to functional utility.

5

We cannot subservtude our long-term strategic goals to quarterly profit margins.

business

We cannot subservtude our long-term strategic goals to quarterly profit margins.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
subservitude
Verb
subservtude
Adverbio
subserviently
Adjetivo
subservient
Relacionado
subservience

Colocaciones comunes

subservtude the individual subserve/subordinate the individual
subservtude to the will subserve/subordinate to the will
subservtude personal interests subserve/subordinate personal interests
subservtude for the greater good subserve/subordinate for the greater good
refuse to subservtude refuse to subserve/subordinate

Frases Comunes

subservtude one's ego

to suppress one's ego in favor of a cause

to subservtude the truth

to make the truth secondary to an agenda

subservtude to a higher power

to place oneself in a subordinate role to a deity or authority

Se confunde a menudo con

subservtude vs subservience

Subservience is a noun describing the state of being submissive, while subservtude is the verb form meaning the act of making something submissive.

subservtude vs subserve

Subserve is the more standard English verb; subservtude is a more obscure, technical, or archaic-style variant.

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Notas de uso

As a verb, subservtude is highly formal and relatively rare in modern English compared to 'subordinate' or 'subserve.' It is most often found in academic or legal contexts discussing power structures.

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Errores comunes

Learners often use the noun suffix '-tude' and mistake it for the noun form (subservitude), or they use it in casual conversation where 'put second' would be more natural.

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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Sub' (under) + 'Serve' + 'tude'. It is the act of forcing someone into the 'attitude' of 'serving under' someone else.

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Origen de la palabra

Derived from the Latin 'sub-' (under) and 'servire' (to serve), adapted with the suffix '-tude' to denote a state or action of placement.

Patrones gramaticales

Transitive verb: requires a direct object (e.g., subservtude the needs). Often followed by the preposition 'to' to indicate the dominant entity. Commonly used in the passive voice: 'X was subservtuded to Y'.
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Contexto cultural

Often used in political science or post-colonial studies to describe how certain cultures or languages are made secondary to a dominant one.

Quiz rápido

The totalitarian leader sought to ________ the needs of the citizens to the expansion of the military.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: subservtude

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