pokoriti

1. to conquer; to subjugate
   Rimljani su pokorili mnoge narode. — The Romans conquered many peoples.
2. (of an audience, a summit) to conquer; to win over
   Pevačica je pokorila publiku već prvom pesmom. — The singer won over the audience with her very first song.
   Planinari su prošle godine pokorili Everest. — The climbers conquered Everest last year.
3. (pokoriti se + dat.) to submit; to obey
   Na kraju se pokorio odluci suda. — In the end he submitted to the court's decision.

Pokoriti se takes the dative: pokoriti se sudbini "to submit to fate".