underyoke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring under yoke; make subject.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underyoke.wav

Word forms

underyoke underyokes underyoking underyoked

Etymology

From Middle English underyoken, underȝoken, perhaps from Old English *underġeocian (“to subjugate; tame”), from Old English underġeoc (“accustomed to the yoke; tame”), equivalent to under- + yoke.

Synonyms

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