apprivoiser

Meaning

1. to tame
2. to win over, to charm

Concepts

tame

domesticate

break in

meek

moderate

reclaim

socialise

socialize

subdue

tamed

tone down

train

🚋

win over

domesticise

domesticize

affix

win another’s heart

chasten

glue

Synonyms

dompter

domestiquer

dresser

humble

reprendre

mitiger

calmer

faire s’attacher qqun à soi

corriger

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.pʁi.vwa.ze/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *apprīvātiāre, from Latin prīvātus (“deprived; freed, released”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“to bereave, deprive; to free, release”).