underbring
underbring verb: to bring under subjection or control.
Verb
underbring (third-person singular simple present underbrings, present participle underbringing, simple past and past participle underbrought)
- To bring under subjection or control.
- Thy dart, or sling, / Or strong bow-string, / That should vs wring, / And vnderbring, / Who every way, / Thee vexe and pay, / And beare the sway / By nigh1589, Ioseph Barnes, A Skeltonicall salutation, or condigne gratulation, and iust vexation of the Spanishe nation that in a bravado, spent many a crusado, in setting forth an armado England to invado.
- Who Chance, Change, Hopes, and Fears can underbring; / Who can obey, yet rule each Thing,1652, Edward Benlowes, Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice a divine poem
Synonyms of underbring
Forms of underbring
| third-person singular present | underbrings |
|---|---|
| present participle | underbringing |
| past participle | underbrought |
| past | underbrought |
Origin of underbring
From under- + bring.
Questions about underbring
- What does underbring mean?
- Underbring means to bring under subjection or control.
- What part of speech is underbring?
- Underbring is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underbring?
- The past tense of underbring is underbrought.
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