contener

Definitions of contener
  1. verb
    overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
    synonyms: amansar, domar, domeñar, dominar, someter
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    controlar
    make submissive, obedient, or useful
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    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    include or contain; have as a component
    synonyms: incluir, integrar
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    comprender, incluir
    have as a part, be made up out of
  3. verb
    have as a part, be made up out of
    synonyms: comprender, incluir
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    incluir, integrar
    include or contain; have as a component
    comprender, cubrir
    include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
    llevar, poseer, soportar, sostener
    contain or hold; have within
    corresponder a, pertenecer a, ser inherente en
    be part of
    conservar, retener
    hold back within
    cercar, confinar, encerrar
    close in; darkness enclosed him"
  4. verb
    contain or hold; have within
    synonyms: llevar, poseer, soportar, sostener
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    conservar, retener
    hold back within
    cercar, confinar, encerrar
    close in; darkness enclosed him"
    circunscribir, confinar, limitar, orillar
    form the boundary of; be contiguous to
    constreñir
    enclose or confine as if in a box
    enmarcar
    enclose in a frame, as of a picture
    type of:
    comprender, incluir
    have as a part, be made up out of
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