#reflexive
- To mark — To mark, note, or brand an object, a territory, or cattle for recognition; to leave a distinctive sign. In the reflexive form, it means to resemble, to tend towards a match in form or behavior with someone, or to register as a witness by signing an old deed.
- Liken — To establish a similarity or analogy between people, objects, or phenomena; to compare, to place side by side, or to equate in value. Used reflexively ('a se asemui'), it defines the action of an entity becoming similar, matching, resembling, or competing in traits with someone or something else, often having a poetic, vivid, or popular connotation in speech.
- Subjugate — To bring a person, a collectivity, or an institution into a state of total dependence, slavery, or submission; to subjugate or enslave from a political, economic, or spiritual point of view. When used reflexively ('a se aservi'), it defines an individual's conscious or forced act of blindly placing oneself at the service of someone's interests, losing autonomy and freedom of decision.
- To place — To put, place, or arrange a person or an object in a certain location, in a specific order, or in a fixed position; to establish one's domicile or residence in a region (in the reflexive form). In a structural and physical sense, it also defines the sedimentation of solid particles from a fluid or the stabilization of a building on its foundation, as well as the establishment of peace, order, or quiet.
- Asphyxiate — To cause asphyxia, to interrupt the flow of oxygen into the lungs or tissues, causing respiration to stop and suffocation due to lack of air or inhalation of toxic gases. When used reflexively ('a se asfixia'), it defines an organism's accidental or voluntary act of suffocating, leading to severe hypoxia or structural cellular anoxia.
- To assimilate — To absorb, incorporate, or integrate knowledge, nutrients, or cultural elements into a pre-existing system; to transform substances from the environment into one's own matter (in biology). In a structural and social sense, it defines the process by which an individual or a minority group fully adopts the traits, language, and customs of a majority community, gradually losing their original identity.
- To assume — To take upon oneself an obligation, responsibility, task, or risk; to consciously accept the consequences of an act, decision, or structural role. In a philosophical and psychological sense, it defines the internal act by which a person recognizes and accepts their own identity, mistakes, or destiny without trying to avoid them.
- To rivet — To direct one's gaze, eyes, thoughts, attention, or an object (a weapon, a device) in a fixed, persistent, and concentrated manner toward a precise point or determined goal. When used reflexively, it expresses the act of channeling one's entire mental or visual energy into an objective.
- Atrophy — To undergo a reduction in volume, weight, and functional capacity of an organ, tissue, or the entire body, due to malnutrition, prolonged lack of activity, or aging; (figuratively) to diminish, weaken, or lose original vigor, intensity, or structural value (such as the wasting of talent or feelings).
- To injure oneself — To cause oneself, involuntarily or accidentally, a bodily injury, wound, or trauma during physical, domestic, or professional activities; to suffer an accident through one's own fault or carelessness, without the direct involvement of another person or a major external factor.
- To incriminate oneself — To attribute to oneself, publicly or before a judicial authority, the commission of a criminal offense, a mistake, or a fault; to accuse oneself voluntarily, either out of moral considerations, under the pressure of an intense feeling of guilt, or within certain psychological disorders.
- To self-adapt — To automatically modify one's own structure, behavior, parameters, or functioning to suit new environmental conditions, operational requirements, or changes in the external context; to undergo an independent process of adaptive adjustment without the direct intervention or control of an external factor.
- To self-administer — To administer a medication, substance, or medical treatment to oneself, without the direct intervention or supervision of a medical professional; also, to lead, manage, or govern oneself independently, through one's own efforts and internal resources, applied to a community, institution, or territorial entity.
- To admire oneself — To admire oneself excessively, often with a feeling of exaggerated pride, vanity, or narcissism; to view one's own physical qualities, achievements, or character traits with extreme satisfaction, completely ignoring the opinions or criticisms of others.
- To assert oneself — To consciously and independently demonstrate one's own abilities, qualities, talents, or personality within a social, professional, or cultural group; to gain recognition for one's status, value, or identity through one's own efforts and affirmative actions.
- To delude oneself — To deliberately or unconsciously delude oneself, trying to believe a false, unreal, or favorable situation in order to avoid a painful reality, a disappointment, or an uncomfortable truth; to create empty illusions for oneself.
- To self-analyze — To subject one's own mental states, thoughts, behaviors, motivations, or feelings to a rigorous, lucid, and systematic analysis; to examine oneself psychologically to achieve better self-knowledge or to resolve inner conflicts.
- To defend oneself — To defend oneself; to directly sustain one's own interests, rights, innocence, or point of view before a court of law, an authority, or accusations brought by others, without necessarily relying on the assistance of a lawyer or legal representative; also, to physically protect oneself against an aggression or external attack through one's own efforts.
- To self-evaluate — To consciously and critically evaluate, measure, or determine one's own worth, skills, qualities, flaws, or achieved performance in a specific field; to pass a judgment of value upon oneself or one's actions, a process directly correlated with self-esteem and the capacity for introspection.
- To ignite spontaneously — To catch fire by itself, spontaneously or automatically, under the action of a local increase in temperature, pressure, or due to an internal exothermic chemical reaction, without the direct intervention of an external spark or flame source.