to force sb into submission

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• submission — noun 1 accepting sb else s control ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total VERB + SUBMISSION ▪ demand, expect ▪ The emperor demanded total submission from his subjects …   Collocations dictionary

• submission — sub|mis|sion S2 [səbˈmıʃən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, from submittere; SUBMIT] 1.) [U] the state of being completely controlled by a person or group, and accepting that you have to obey them force/frighten/beat etc sb into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• submission — noun 1 (U) the state of being completely controlled by a person or group, and accepting that you have to obey them: force/frighten etc sb into submission: The prisoners were eventually starved into submission. | in submission to (=in obedience… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• force — [fôrs, fōrs] n. [ME < OFr < VL * fortia, * forcia < L fortis, strong: see FORT1] 1. strength; energy; vigor; power 2. the intensity of power; impetus [the force of a blow] 3. a) physical power or strength exerted against a person or… …   English World dictionary

• force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …   English dictionary for students

• starve somebody into into doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived …   Useful english dictionary

• starve somebody into something doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived …   Useful english dictionary

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• Dominance and submission — For other uses, see Dominance. A submissive man stretches out his bound wrists. Dominance and submission (also called D s, Ds, and D/s)[1] is a set of behaviors, customs and rituals involving the giving by one individual to another individual of… …   Wikipedia

• Australian Defence Force — Drapeau combiné Fondation 1901 Branches Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force Quartier général Organisme australien de défense Heures de vol dans l’armé …   Wikipédia en Français

• Multinational Force and Observers — The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Contents 1 Background 2 Mission …   Wikipedia