Underyoke

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bring under yoke; make subject. transitive

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.

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