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underyoke

underyoke verb: to bring under yoke; make subject.

Verb

underyoke (third-person singular simple present underyokes, present participle underyoking, simple past and past participle underyoked)

  1. (transitive) To bring under yoke; make subject.
    Synonyms:
    subjugate

Synonyms of underyoke

Forms of underyoke

third-person singular presentunderyokes
present participleunderyoking
past participleunderyoked
pastunderyoked

Origin of underyoke

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.

Questions about underyoke

What does underyoke mean?
Underyoke means to bring under yoke; make subject.
What part of speech is underyoke?
Underyoke is a verb.
What is the past tense of underyoke?
The past tense of underyoke is underyoked.

Words near underyoke in the dictionary

  1. underwriting
  2. underwritings
  3. underwritten
  4. underwrote
  5. underwrought
  6. underyoke
  7. underyoked
  8. underyokes
  9. underyoking
  10. underzeal
  11. undescaled

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