| ajoelhar |
| 1. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, or intransitive (rare)) to kneel (to stoop down and rest on one’s knees) | |
| Os súditos se ajoelharam diante do rei. - The subjects knelt before the king. | |
| 2. v. (indtr, a, diante de, intr=1, .figurative, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to kneel to (to accept defeat; to accept someone’s superiority) | |
| Conseguimos fazer nosso inimigo se ajoelhar. - We were able to make our enemy kneel. | |
| Ela ajoelhou-se ao professor. - She knelt before her teacher. | |
| 3. v. to make someone kneel | |
| Ajoelhei os prisioneiros com um cassetete. - I made the prisoners kneel with a truncheon. | |
| 4. v. (figurative, transitive, poetic) to subjugate (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) | |
| Roma ajoelhou seus vizinhos. - Rome subjugated its neighbours. | |
